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Council supports local businesses with free composting trial

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: News

Composting may be a pipe dream for many businesses but now it can become a reality with a new trial offer of food recycling bins given to four businesses throughout…

Greytown Main Street rubbish collection

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Rubbish and recycling collection on Main Street in Greytown will continue as usual while the SH2 roadworks are underway. Please put out your yellow bags and glass crates this week…

Emergency repairs on Pahautea Road from Monday 5 May

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Emergency bridge repairs mean that a section of Pahautea Road in Featherston will be closed from Monday 5 May to Friday 16 May. The work is scheduled to start at 7am on Monday 5…

Featherston Library closed Monday 28 April

POSTED ON: 28 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Featherston Library will be closed today, Monday 28 April, from 11am to 5pm, due to staff illness. The Wairarapa Library Service’s three other libraries remain open today at Martinborough, Greytown and Carterton…

South Wairarapa to move to Level 1 Water Restriction – Wellington Water release

POSTED ON: 22 April 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Thanks to South Wairarapa residents keeping an eye on their water use, the district can shift down to Level 1 Water Restrictions on Tuesday April 22 at 12-01am. The shift…

Giving old tyres a new lease of life

POSTED ON: 17 April 2025 | IN: News

South Wairarapa residents can now dispose of old tyres for free at the Martinborough Transfer Station, thanks to Tyrewise, which the council joined in April, along with several other councils…

New defibrillators for Featherston

POSTED ON: 17 April 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council and Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) have been working on two new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for installation in Featherston, the first of which has now been installed…

Easter and Anzac public holiday hours and rubbish and recycling collection

POSTED ON: 16 April 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

The SWDC office will be closed on Good Friday (18 April), Easter Monday (21 April), and Anzac Day (25 April). All calls will be diverted to our after-hours line during…

Featherston road closure – Friday 25 April 2025

POSTED ON: 16 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

The following street will be closed between 8am and 11.30am on Friday 25 April to allow for Featherston’s Anzac Day parade. The parade starts at Birdwood Street next to the park, moving…

Greytown road closure – Friday 25 April 2025

POSTED ON: 15 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

The following streets will be closed between 10.30am and 12pm on Friday 25 April to allow for Greytown’s Anzac Day parade. The parade starts at the Greytown pool, heading down…