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Notice: Road closures for Martinborough Fair

POSTED ON: 28 April 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

28 April 2022 The welcome return of the Martinborough Fair on Saturday 30 April means the centre of town will be blocked off to traffic between 6am and 6pm that…

Notice: Greytown Community Board meeting

POSTED ON: 27 April 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

27 April 2022 Greytown Community Board is holding a public meeting to discuss Greytown’s priorities for the 2022/23 year. Feedback will be used to inform the Council’s 2022/23 Annual Plan.…

Notice: Tackling holiday boredom, one backyard at a time

POSTED ON: 26 April 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

Kids stuck at home these holidays? Visiting Wairarapa for the beautiful autumn? Explore your backyard and beyond with the Wairarapa Library Service O Te Whenua School Holiday Programme. Autumn is…

News: Trust leaves an artistic legacy in Martinborough

POSTED ON: 26 April 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases

26 April 2022 Work is afoot to put a glorious new sculpture in Martinborough’s Waihinga Centre. The Waihinga Charitable Trust has commissioned local artists Sam Hamuera Ludden and Violet Edwards…

News: Mayor’s speech for Anzac Day

POSTED ON: 26 April 2022 | IN: News

26 April 2022 Despite Covid-19 precautions scuppering many Anzac services this year, there was a solid turnout gathered at the Featherston War Memorial on April 25 this year. South Wairarapa…

News: EcoReef trial at Cape Palliser

POSTED ON: 23 April 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases

23 April 2022 South Wairarapa District Council and a Wellington have joined forces to help protect Cape Palliser Road from coastal erosion. A dramatic rise in severe weather conditions has…

News: Greytown Open Space and Wheels Park Project engagement

POSTED ON: 21 April 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases

21 April 2022 South Wairarapa District Council is looking for public feedback on the proposed design of Greytown Open Space and Wheels Park. With the town’s continued growth and an…

ANZAC Day in South Wairarapa District – 25 April 2022

POSTED ON: 19 April 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Monday 19 APRIL 2022 ANZAC Day on 25 April will be commemorated a little differently this year. Below are notices from those organising events for our towns and communities. We…

News: Cyclone Fili

POSTED ON: 12 April 2022 | IN: News

Update, 13 April 2022: The strong wind watch over Wairarapa has been lifted as Cyclone Fili heads out to sea. 12 April 2022 MetService is warning of strong winds up…

Tauherenikau pipeline progress

POSTED ON: 4 April 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases

4 April 2022 Urgent work starts this week on the Tauherenikau water pipe between Featherston and Greytown. This vital infrastructure supplies Featherston’s drinking water from the Waiohine treated water plant…