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Parks Week 2023: A Positive influence on our wellbeing

POSTED ON: 2 March 2023 | IN: News

Parks Week is about celebrating how spending time in our green spaces is important for our wellbeing, says Sandra Burles, Wairarapa Walking and Cycling Coordinator. The celebration lasts from Saturday…

Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Support

POSTED ON: 2 March 2023 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

Information on support available to those that have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle is available online at Wellington Region Emergency Management Office [WREMO]. WREMO’s Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Support page has…

Water off at East Street, Greytown

POSTED ON: 2 March 2023 | IN: Notices & Updates

Water will be shut off on East Street, Greytown for up to four hours from 9am on Thursday 2 March 2023. This is to repair a broken water main. This…

Inaugural climate change committee meeting

POSTED ON: 28 February 2023 | IN: News

The South Wairarapa District Council’s new Climate Change and Environment committee will hold its first meeting in Martinborough on Wednesday, 1 March. This newly created committee will look more closely…

Council meeting update 22 February 2023

POSTED ON: 28 February 2023 | IN: News

At the full Council meeting of 22 February, there were two extraordinary items: an independent report by BDO on the issues with the 2021 rates setting process, and the 2022…

Greytown Community Board 2023 By-Election Final Result

POSTED ON: 27 February 2023 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

The Final Result for the Greytown Community Board 2023 by-election is now available.

Recovery effort receives major boost

POSTED ON: 27 February 2023 | IN: News, Media Releases

Communities near and far have shown their generosity, with healthy support being offered to Wairarapa recovery efforts in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. The recently established Wairarapa Mayoral Relief Fund…

Tributes flow at the 80th Anniversary of the Featherston Incident

POSTED ON: 27 February 2023 | IN: News, Media Releases

Just outside the Wairarapa town of Featherston (Messines Layby near Tauherenikau), a memorial serves as a reminder of a Second World War incident that resulted in the deaths of 48…

Greytown Community Board 2023 by-election progress result

POSTED ON: 24 February 2023 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

The progress result for the Greytown Community Board 2023 by-election is now available. This result is based upon the counting of approximately 97% of the returned votes. This progress result…

South Wairarapa ‘adopts’ Whangārei to aid its recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle

POSTED ON: 24 February 2023 | IN: News, Media Releases

MEDIA STATEMENT South Wairarapa District Council is “adopting” Whangārei District Council in Northland to support its recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle. We’ve all been seeing the cyclone’s aftermath and wanting to…