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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: Birdwood Street, Featherston

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

Birdwood Street in Featherston will be closed for road works at the Fox Street/Birdwood Street intersection from Wednesday 20 May at 7.30am until Tuesday 30 June at 5pm, between Fitzherbert…

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…

Economic Growth Committee highlights: Exploring options for a new Wairarapa‑wide development agency

POSTED ON: 8 May 2026 | IN: News

South Wairarapa District Council’s Economic Growth Committee has agreed to explore options for a potential new agency to support economic growth and attract investment across the wider Wairarapa region. The…

Shining a celebratory glow on Booktown

POSTED ON: 8 May 2026 | IN: News

New lighting celebrates the 11th Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival from 8 to 10 May 2026 New lights at Featherston War Memorial will shine a yellow glow of celebration this weekend as the signature colour of the much‑loved Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival. The new lights were installed in April…

Maintenance work at Hodder Farm this week – some smoke expected

POSTED ON: 4 May 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Featherston urban and rural residents may notice some smoke in the area on Tuesday 5 May while work to burn off several piles of slash at Hodder Farm goes ahead.…