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Update 21 – Boil water notice lifted for Martinborough

POSTED ON: 21 February 2019 | IN: News

2.09pm, Thursday 21 February Martinborough residents no longer need to boil water following confirmation that the town’s water supply network has been cleared of contamination. Results from the third day…

Council adopts ratepayers’ favourite logo

POSTED ON: 20 February 2019 | IN: News, Media Releases

Media release: Council adopts ratepayers’ favourite logo 20 February 2019 Council unanimously voted in favour of adopting the logo that was the firm favourite of ratepayers. The current, out-dated, mono-cultural…

Update 20-Martinborough water gets the all clear for day two; boil water remains until notified

POSTED ON: 19 February 2019 | IN: News

8.37am, Wednesday 20 February Martinborough’s water test results for samples taken on Monday, day 2 post the network flush, have come back all clear for E. coli. This is the…

Update 19–Martinborough water gets the all clear for day one; boil water remains until notified after three days clear

POSTED ON: 19 February 2019 | IN: News

3.49pm, Tuesday 19 February Martinborough’s water test results for samples taken on Sunday, post the network flush, have come back all clear for E. coli. This is the first of…

Update 18 – Martinborough town water flush carried out successfully and boil water lifting ontrack

POSTED ON: 18 February 2019 | IN: News

6.08pm Monday 18 February 2019 The flushing of Martinborough’s town water network was successfully completed over the weekend. Council and Regional Public Health met this afternoon to discuss the final…

Update 17 – Martinborough town water flush was completed last night; boil water until further notice

POSTED ON: 17 February 2019 | IN: News

12.25pm Monday 18 February 2019 The flush of the final two zones of the Martinborough town water network was completed last night. Council is currently waiting for results of the…

UPDATE 16 – Second part of Martinborough town water flush; first part completed last night

POSTED ON: 16 February 2019 | IN: News

4.05pm Saturday 16 February (edited 4.45pm, map added) Martinborough’s water network flush could not be completed last night due to some issues with valving in the network and not being…

Update 15 – Martinborough town water flush still to be completed

POSTED ON: 15 February 2019 | IN: News

The town water flush started last night had to be stopped before it could be completed because there was an issue with not being able to maintain enough pressure to…

Is it safe to swim? River algae status

POSTED ON: 15 February 2019 | IN: News

It’s the time of year again to be aware of the algae levels in our local rivers. For up to date information on toxic algae levels in our local rivers…

Tighter water restrictions for South Wairarapa

POSTED ON: 15 February 2019 | IN: News

15 February – With immediate effect Council requires that watering of gardens be only by use of handheld hoses. No sprinklers or other irrigation devices may be used. This is…