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October issue of Community Focus now available online

POSTED ON: 13 October 2020 | IN: News

13 October 2020 You will find the latest issue of our quarterly newsletter Community Focus online here.

Martinborough residents urged to conserve water

POSTED ON: 1 October 2020 | IN: News

Wellington Water have been working on an upgrade to the Martinborough water treatment plant and the work has taken longer than planned. As a result the reservoir is currently running…

MEDIA RELEASE: Featherston community facilities receive Government funding

POSTED ON: 28 September 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

28 September 2020 Featherston facilities have received a total of $413,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to support economic growth and stimulate employment displaced by Covid-19 under the Shovel-Ready…

Media release: SWDC secures funding from Waka Kotahi’s Innovating Streets Fund

POSTED ON: 23 September 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 September 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has secured $180,000 from the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Innovating Streets Fund to create safe, vibrant and welcoming spaces for socialising, increasing…

Dark Sky

POSTED ON: 18 September 2020 | IN: News

Wairarapa Dark Sky Association is delighted that South Wairarapa and Carterton District Councils have formally set the wheels in motion to help secure dark sky reserve status for the Wairarapa…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC asks community – what’s on top?’ for future wellbeing of the district

POSTED ON: 16 September 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

16 September 2020 South Wairarapa District Council has launched its ‘What’s on Top?’ campaign to help identify what the priorities are for the district over the next 10 years, and…

What’s on Top? Long Term Plan and Spatial Planning Community Engagement

POSTED ON: 15 September 2020 | IN: News

Tell us what’s on top for you. Remember, this is your plan too. South Wairarapa District Council invites you to share your thoughts on what we as a council need…

Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, 14-20 September (archived)

POSTED ON: 14 September 2020 | IN: News

14 September 2020 SWDC is celebrating Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. Our staff are being encouraged to ‘give it a go’ by learning and revising simple phrases. Join us…

MEDIA RELEASE: Council voted unanimously for lighting rule change for International Dark Sky Reserve

POSTED ON: 4 September 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

4 September 2020 At the council meeting on Wednesday, members unanimously approved to proceed to public notification of the proposed ‘International Dark Sky Reserve – Outdoor Artificial Lighting’ Plan Change.…

Public opening of Pain Farm Homestead – free event, please register in advance

POSTED ON: 27 August 2020 | IN: News

27 August 2020 Date: Thursday 10 September 2020, from 2pm. SWDC invites you into view inside the refurbished Pain Farm Homestead, built in the 1920s and nestled in among farmland…