News

Economic Growth Committee highlights: Exploring options for a new Wairarapa‑wide development agency

South Wairarapa District Council’s Economic Growth Committee has agreed to explore options for a potential new agency to support economic growth and attract investment across the wider Wairarapa region. The…

Read more

Shining a celebratory glow on Booktown 

New lighting celebrates the 11th Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival from 8 to 10 May 2026 New lights at Featherston War Memorial will shine a yellow glow of celebration this weekend as the signature colour of the much‑loved Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival.  The new lights were installed in April…

Read more

Maintenance work at Hodder Farm this week – some smoke expected

Featherston urban and rural residents may notice some smoke in the area on Tuesday 5 May while work to burn off several piles of slash at Hodder Farm goes ahead.…

Read more

Voting now open for Featherston Community Board by-election

Voting for the Featherston Community Board by-election is open from Monday 4 May until 12 noon on Friday 5 June 2026. There are four candidates running for the vacant seat,…

Read more

Safe and secured – Featherston’s reliable drinking water pipeline

South Wairarapa District Council Mayor Fran Wilde, councillors and Featherston Community Board members assembled on the banks of Tauwharenīkau River this morning with the Fulton Hogan project team, to celebrate…

Read more

Communities gain from Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation 

Meet the team behind the scenes of the Foundation and how they are using a grant from the Community Wellbeing Fund. This story is part of a series about people and…

Read more

Happy 130th Birthday, Featherston Library!

Featherston Library has been part of our community for 130 years.   Located on Fitzherbert Street, the library first opened in 1896 as the Featherston Literary Institute and has been in…

Read more

Safety improvements at Martinborough’s SH53 and Princess Street intersection

Safety improvements are on the way for State Highway 53 in Martinborough. As part of its Safety Improvements programme, the New Zealand Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi will be making…

Read more

Help protect Greytown’s trees and wildlife with Greater Wellington’s possum control project

Help protect Greytown’s trees and wildlife. Possums are a growing threat to Greytown’s leafy heritage, gardens, and native wildlife. Greater Wellington Regional Council is running the Greytown Township Possum Control…

Read more

Wairarapa moves from State of Emergency into a Local Transition Period

From 5pm tonight, Wairarapa will move out of a State of Emergency and into a Local Transition Period (LTP) to support recovery planning.  This Notice of LTP will be effective across…

Read more