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MEDIA RELEASE: Councils unite to fight COVID-19

POSTED ON: 22 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

22 March 2020 The three Wairarapa Councils are uniting to fight the spread of COVID-19 and urgently asking the community to follow Government advice. A case of COVID-19 has been…

MEDIA RELEASE: SWDC’s response to COVID-19, following Government advice

POSTED ON: 20 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

20 March 2020 South Wairarapa District Council is taking all sensible precautions following Ministry of Health guidelines about the COVID-19 pandemic. SWDC Chief Executive Harry Wilson says the Councilis working…

Wairarapa event cancellations due to COVID-19

POSTED ON: 17 March 2020 | IN: News

Below are the Wairarapa event cancellations, we are aware of: Round the Vines, Martinborough, Sat 21 March National Drag Racing Championship, Sat 21 March Children’s Day 22 March Wairarapa Balloon…

Covid-19 Level 2 – What does it mean for council services?

POSTED ON: 16 March 2020 | IN: News

We’ve been planning for this. We’ve been here before. We got rid of the virus, and we can do it again! As a Council, we’re following Government advice and protocols…

COVID-19 – Guide to official sources of information

POSTED ON: 16 March 2020 | IN: News

Direct links to key pages on covid19.govt.nz Latest updates: covid19.govt.nz/latest-updates/ Frequently asked questions: covid19.govt.nz/#faqs Staying at home: covid19.govt.nz/staying-at-home-and-self-isolation/ Welfare help and support: covid19.govt.nz/Welfare-AOG-Factsheet-24-March-2020.pdf Looking after others: covid19.govt.nz/how-were-uniting/looking-after-others/ Financial support: covid19.govt.nz/individuals-and-households/financial-support/ Community groups and volunteers: covid19.govt.nz/communities/groups/volunteering/…

MEDIA RELEASE: Safer welcome sign for Featherston

POSTED ON: 15 March 2020 | IN: News, Media Releases

13 March 2020 If you see the ‘Welcome to Featherston’ roadside signs being taken down next week, there’s a good reason for it. Beautiful as they are, the current stone-based…

Nominations open for Featherston Community Board by-election

POSTED ON: 12 March 2020 | IN: News

11 March 2020 The dates have been announced for the Featherston Community Board by-election resulting from the resignation of Indigo Freya earlier this year. Nominations are now open, closing noon…

SportNZ Rural Travel Fund Now Open

POSTED ON: 7 March 2020 | IN: News

Applications are now being accepted from school and sports club teams located in the South Wairarapa district. Funding Round Open 6 July 2020 – 10 August 2020 SWDC has $9,500,…

Paying tribute to lives lost in the Featherston Incident

POSTED ON: 26 February 2020 | IN: News

27 February 2020 On Tuesday 25 February, New Zealanders and Japanese united at the Memorial Gardens in Featherston, just off SH2, to remember the 49 people who lost their lives in…

Featherston wastewater options to be considered by Council

POSTED ON: 26 February 2020 | IN: News

26 February 2020 SWDC originally lodged its resource consent application for the Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade in 2017. It set out a proposal to progressively discharge the town’s treated…