LGOIMA Proactive Release
As part of our commitment to remaining open and accountable, we proactively release information and documents that are of interest to the public. Council approved the Proactive Release Policy in September 2023 which outlined how Council will continue to promote good governance and encourage transparency in decision-making by increasing the availability of official information in the community.
In accordance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) and guidance from the Office of the Ombudsman, it is important that information that no longer needs to be excluded from the public should be released when it is possible to do so.
This also includes responses to LGOIMA requests where we feel it is in the public interest to also disclose the information.
Proactive Release
Items are displayed by categories based on Council’s significant activities, in order of newest to oldest release of information.
There might be an occasion where a report or minutes which has been in public excluded are made available or are updated as more information is able to be released (for example after an event has occurred); we will update the information and make it clear that the document is available on this page.
Find information about meetings of Council and Committees here.
Governance and Policy
Finance and Corporate Support
| Title | Date Released |
| Rating RID Data | 21 October 2024 |
| Number of ratepayers | 18 September 2024 |
Planning and Regulatory Services
| Title | Date Released |
| Dog impounding’s | 11 May 2026 |
| Hairdressing and Barbering Review | 28 February 2025 |
| Building consents – sign off fraud | 28 February 2025 |
| Statistical Area 2 Population Projections | 19 February 2025 |
| Licence count | 19 February 2025 |
| Number of registered dogs | 18 September 2024 |
| Dog Pound | 31 July 2024 |
Community Facilities and Services
Land Transport (Roading and Footpaths)
| Title | Date Released |
| Implementation costs for speed limit changes | 11 May 2026 |
| Road works wait times | 19 February 2025 |
| “Automatic reversal provisions” of the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024 | 19 February 2025 |
| Martinborough Pedestrian Crossing Lighting | 18 December 2023 |
South Wairarapa District Council submissions
| Submisison | Date released |
| Submission on the Government’s proposed approach to rates capping This submission is provided on behalf of the Mayor and Councillors of the South Wairarapa District Council. | 4 February 2026 |
| Group submission on the Emergency Management Bill (No 2) This is a combined submission on the CDEM Act proposal, as collated by WREMO. | 11 February 2026 |
| Submission to the Department of Internal Affairs: Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill This submission is provided on behalf of the Mayor and Councillors of the South Wairarapa District Council. | 13 February 2026 |
| Submission to the Department of Internal Affairs: Simplifying Local Government This submission is provided on behalf of the Mayor and Councillors of the South Wairarapa District Council. | 24 February 2026 |
| Submission to the Department of Internal Affairs: Simplifying Local Government This is a joint submission of the Wellington Mayoral Forum. | 2 March 2026 |