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Grants Policy Amended

POSTED ON: 16 June 2020 | IN: News

Council’s Grants Funding Process has been reviewed and the Policy amended to reflect that grants will no longer be received and then assessed via the Annual Plan or Long Term…

Additional Annual Plan 20/21 Deliberations Meeting Required

POSTED ON: 12 June 2020 | IN: News

Council heard 47 verbal submissions at Annual Plan Hearings on the 10 and 11 June. Deliberations on submissions started on the 11 June and Council will be reconvene on the…

Media release from Minister of Conservation: Wairarapa Moana seeks international recognition as vital wetland

POSTED ON: 5 June 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

5 June 2020 The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage is celebrating World Environment Day with an announcement of a major step towards Wairarapa Moana being recognised as an internationally significant…

Dog registration fees due 31 July

POSTED ON: 5 June 2020 | IN: News

Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 37 of the Dog Control Act 1996, that the South Wairarapa District Council has set the following dog control fees inclusive of GST…

Submissions to the Annual Plan 2020/21 now available

POSTED ON: 3 June 2020 | IN: News

The submissions to the Annual Plan 2020/21 are now availablefrom https://swdc.govt.nz/council-agenda-and-minutes-2020 (see documents for the 10 June 2020 and 11 June 2020 AP Hearing). Officer analysis of the submissionsreceived intheAnnual…

Waterworks Main St Greytown – potential shutdown 10-11.30pm Thurs 28 May

POSTED ON: 28 May 2020 | IN: News

28 May 2020 Wellington Water is undertaking a water pipe replacement tonight to a property on Main Street, Greytown. The aim is to complete the work without any impact to…

Are you needing some help to find employment/employees?

POSTED ON: 27 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council and the Wairarapa Whanau Trust are working in collaborationon an employment initiative with the focus on people living in the South Wairarapa who are looking for…

Tohoa (Jayson) Tahinurua to be appointed to the Featherston Community Board

POSTED ON: 26 May 2020 | IN: News

At the Featherston Community Board meeting on Tuesday 19 May 2020, the Board resolved to fill by appointment an extraordinary vacancy in the office of an elected member of the…

Media release: South Wairarapa awarded government funding to boost youth employment

POSTED ON: 25 May 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

25May 2020 South Wairarapa District Council is just one of four small councils to be awarded funding from the Industry Partnerships, Skills for Industry – Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ)…

Annual Plan Consultation 2020/21 – submissions closed; Q&A videos and write-ups available

POSTED ON: 21 May 2020 | IN: News

25 May 2020 update Submissions closed at 11.59pm Sunday 24May 2020. 21 May 2020 If you were not able to attend one of the live online Q&A events, you can…