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Traffic delays on State Highway 2 from 12 April – for critical work

POSTED ON: 26 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Traffic delays are expected on State Highway 2 (SH2) during the two weeks from Saturday 12 April to repair an ageing wastewater pipe underneath the State Highway. This work is…

Water supply interruption notice

POSTED ON: 25 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Wellington Water crews will be working on water pipes in Martinborough on the properties listed below from approximately 9am on Wednesday 26 March. To allow the Wellington Water team to…

Roadside spraying to begin on 29 March

POSTED ON: 21 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council will begin its autumn roadside spraying programme on Saturday 29 March in rural areas, which will last between four to eight weeks. This message is to…

Kitchener Street closure Sunday 23 March 8.30pm to 4am

POSTED ON: 20 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Emergency repair work means that Kitchener Street in Martinborough will be closed on Sunday 23 March from 8.30pm to 4am. The work will be undertaken by Wellington Water and is…

Critical works underneath State Highway 2 north of the Melling intersection from Saturday 12 April, 2025

POSTED ON: 19 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Works to rehabilitate a section of a wastewater pipeline running underneath SH2 north of Melling, between Block Road and Pomare Road are expected to start on the 12 April 2025,…

Toxic algae in Lake Wairarapa Moana – dogs and people should avoid contact with water

POSTED ON: 14 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Greater Wellington advises people to avoid contact with the water at Lake Wairarapa Moana, where red alert level warnings are in place, due to a high concentration of cyanobacteria (toxic algae)…

Application for Shooting Butts Road closure – from 14 April

POSTED ON: 10 March 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

An application has been made to close Shooting Butts Road in Martinborough from Monday 14 April through to Wednesday 14 May to construct the entranceway to a new subdivision and…

Community consultations go live – and the council wants your input

POSTED ON: 7 March 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council is extremely keen to hear input from the community on two important consultations that opened today for the 2025/34 Long-Term Plan (LTP) and Local Water Done…

Have your say on one of the biggest decisions in decades

POSTED ON: 6 March 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

The mayors of Wairarapa and Tararua are calling on residents of their respective districts to indicate their preference on one of the biggest council decisions in decades – how drinking water, wastewater, and…

South Wairarapa District Council asks the community – What matters most?

POSTED ON: 5 March 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has adopted the consultation document for the 2025/34 Long-Term Plan ahead of public consultation opening Friday 7 March, where the community can have their say on…