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Cape Palliser Road closure – April 2025

POSTED ON: 21 February 2025 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Fulton Hogan has applied for a full road closure on the section of Cape Palliser Road between Ben Avon Grove and the light house end of the road from Monday…

Resources donated to assist South Wairarapa communities during emergencies

POSTED ON: 18 February 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Coastal and isolated communities in South Wairarapa will be better placed to respond to emergency events following the latest donation of resources from the Wairarapa Recovery Office (WRO). The resources…

New lease of life for Featherston’s historic buildings

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

Two treasured historic buildings in Featherston have been repaired, restored and renovated. The council undertook the work on the Featherston Courthouse and Anzac Hall, both landmarks in the South Wairarapa.…

Featherston and Greytown moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions on Monday 17 Feb

POSTED ON: 14 February 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Featherston and Greytown will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.01AM on Monday 17 February 2025, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households. Martinborough will…

Cyclone Gabrielle – two years on

POSTED ON: 11 February 2025 | IN: News

This week marks two years since Cyclone Gabrielle swept down the North Island, leaving significant damage in its wake. Following on quickly from the earlier Cyclone Hale, both adverse weather…

Public carpark upgrades in South Wairarapa

POSTED ON: 3 February 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council is upgrading public carparking spaces, which will reap rewards for the community once they are complete, with a brief interruption while the work is being done.…

South Wairarapa pedestrian lighting update

POSTED ON: 29 January 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

The completion of work to install pedestrian lighting across three South Wairarapa towns has been delayed as contractor MMS Group (MMS) has been put into liquidation. While South Wairarapa District…

Swimmers benefit from amended open hours at South Wairarapa pools

POSTED ON: 27 January 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

The community spoke and we responded by amending the opening hours at two of our three swimming pools in South Wairarapa for the rest of summer to give commuters more…

Council’s telephone service outage 8pm-9pm Wednesday 22 January, 2025

POSTED ON: 22 January 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Council’s telephone server needs urgent maintenance and is scheduled to be offline between 8pm-9pm on Wednesday 22nd of January, 2025. During this time, the normal phone number will not work.…

Greytown road closure 13, 25, 27 February & 3 March

POSTED ON: 17 January 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Pole replacement, maintenance and line renewal work is being carried out in Greytown along North Street, Udy Street and Kuratawhiti Street (west of Udy Street intersection) during February and early…