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Grazing licence opportunity – now open for tender

POSTED ON: 15 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Looking for grazing land? We may have the opportunity you are looking for. South Wairarapa District Council is offering a grazing licence for 1.7 ha of land on Harrison St…

Meet the new South Wairarapa Youth Council | Fri 22 May

POSTED ON: 15 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Calling all rangatahi! Come and meet the new South Wairarapa Youth Council! They are hosting a meet and greet event on Friday 22 May – during Youth Week. This is…

Community Boards give funds to art, foodbank, emergency hub and more

POSTED ON: 14 May 2026 | IN: News, Media Releases

Greytown and Martinborough Community Boards have put their funding where their communities most need it with their latest grants going to everything from age concern, animal welfare and an art trail to musical therapy, a junior rugby…

Greytown Town Centre | Building renovation works 18-29 May

POSTED ON: 13 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Greytown Town Centre – which houses Greytown Library – is getting some TLC, with the second round of construction work starting on Monday 18 May 2026. The Main Street building…

Notice – Roadside spraying starts on Tuesday 13 October

POSTED ON: 12 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council will begin its spring roadside spraying programme in rural areas on Tuesday 13 October 2026. The spraying is anticipated to last between four to eight weeks.…

Road closure notice: Fox-Birdwood streets, Featherston

POSTED ON: 12 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Fox Street and Birdwood Street in Featherston will be closed for road works at the Fox Street/Birdwood Street intersection from Monday 25 May at 7.30am until Friday 24 July at…

Road closure notice: Main Street, Greytown, NZ Festival of Christmas

POSTED ON: 12 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

The New Zealand Festival of Christmas 2026 is coming to Greytown mid-year and the following road closures will be in place on Saturday 27 June and Saturday 25 July. Road…

Funding lifeline to young sports people

POSTED ON: 12 May 2026 | IN: News

Media advisory Travel grants are set to be a gamechanger for young sportspeople in South Wairarapa, who will collectively receive $10,850 of funds over the next month to get to…

Wairarapa-wide audit of kerbside rubbish

POSTED ON: 11 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

A two-week programme to sample household solid waste begins around the Wairarapa region on Tuesday 12 May. Sunshine Yates Consulting Limited has been engaged by South Wairarapa, Carterton, and Masterton district…

Star gazing – old observatory to have a new lease of life

POSTED ON: 8 May 2026 | IN: News

Here is the latest news from our Community Operations team, which works across the district to strengthen facilities for the community. An old observatory in South Wairarapa is set to have a…