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Road closure notice – Featherston May to August

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

KiwiRail has engaged two contractors to install new infrastructure for safety upgrades, which will mean there are road closures from May through to August this year. We appreciate and thank…

Council invites community to Kai Resilience Wānanga

POSTED ON: 20 May 2025 | IN: News

Waiwaste, Featherston Community Centre and South Wairarapa District Council are partnering to deliver a Kai Resilience Wānanga to manaaki groups, organisations and volunteers who are working in the community kai…

Featherston’s fabulous Joy Cowley playground refurbishment

POSTED ON: 19 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Did you know that one of Featherston’s favourite authors loved to draw and tell stories and has now sold over 40 million books worldwide? That author is Joy Cowley and…

Featherston Library hours on Tuesday 20 May

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

Featherston Library will be closed between 12.30pm and 2pm on Tuesday 20 May to allow library staff the opportunity to attend the PSA meeting at the Martinborough Council offices. Staff…

Road closure notice – Greytown Festival of (mid year) Christmas 27 June & 26 July

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

Greytown’s mid year Festival of Christmas turns four this year and has proven to be so popular that it requires some road closures, which are detailed here. The proposed road…

South Wairarapa District Council sets direction to finalise 2025/34 Long-Term Plan

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

South Wairarapa District Council has today deliberated its Long-Term Plan for 2025/34, and with it a preliminary total rate increase of 4.7% for 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026.…

14 May Strategy Working Committee meeting – running late

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

Today’s Strategy Working Committee meeting is running slightly behind schedule as we sort some technical issues to get the meeting online. Thank you for your patience.

Road closure notice – White Rock Road & Lake Ferry intersection resurfacing on Sunday 18 May

POSTED ON: 13 May 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

The White Rock Road and Lake Ferry intersection are to have road sealing and marking work done on Sunday 18 May between 8.30am and 6pm. We are asking everyone in…

Local authority elections on 11 October

POSTED ON: 13 May 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Local authority elections will be held on Saturday, 11 October this year. This notice tells you how toenrol, and who can enrol as a ratepayer elector, so you can vote…

South Wairarapa and Carterton Councils to end shared library service and transition to independent models from 1 July 2025

POSTED ON: 9 May 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

Carterton and South Wairarapa will seek resolutions from their respective Councils that from 1 July 2025, their library services will be independently managed. This will bring an end to the…