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Notice: Residents’ Perception Survey 2022

POSTED ON: 31 March 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council is committed to improving our service and to identifying improvement opportunities that will be valued by the community. Council has therefore engaged Key Research to conduct…

Notice: Pest control at Greytown cemetery

POSTED ON: 29 March 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

29 March 2022 From today, Greater Wellington is conducting rabbit pest control at the Greytown cemetery on the South Wairarapa District Council’s behalf. This is being done to control the…

Notice: Vaccine pass and other policy changes

POSTED ON: 28 March 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases, Notices & Updates

28 March 2022 Effective 5 April, vaccine passes will no longer be required at Council facilities Our Covid-19 settings are changing in response to the Government’s recent announcement on the…

Featherston Master Plan online meeting registration now open

POSTED ON: 23 March 2022 | IN: News, Notices & Updates

In 2021, the Council adopted the South Wairarapa Spatial Plan-Step 1 Residential Growth Areas. 1.-South-Wairarapa-Spatial-Plan.pdf (swdc.govt.nz). The district-wide Spatial Plan identified Featherston as a Growth Node, with masterplanning for the…

Notice: Wairarapa Hospital changes

POSTED ON: 9 March 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

With the number of Covid-19 cases growing rapidly, Wairarapa Hospital is making some changes to ensure hospital care can be delivered safely to those who need it. Visitors – Restrictions…

News: Celebrating our green spaces

POSTED ON: 5 March 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases

5 March 2022 Parks Week (March 5-13) is all about celebrating the vital role green spaces play in our communities, says Sandra Burles, Wairarapa Walking and Cycling Coordinator. The celebration…

News: Quarry gains resource consent

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

4 March 2022 The Council has concluded processing an application by PJ Warren to undertake extraction, storage and processing of gravel on Underhill Road, Featherston. This follows the granting of…

Notice: Water restrictions eased

POSTED ON: 4 March 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

4 March 2022 As summer comes to an end, so too are Level 2 water restrictions for South Wairarapa. As one of Wellington Water Ltd’s six council clients, the South…

Notice: Discharge into Ruamahanga River

POSTED ON: 2 March 2022 | IN: Notices & Updates

2 March 2022 Unprecedented flows to the Homebush Wastewater Treatment Plant, caused by high levels of groundwater after recent storms, have forced Masterton District Council to carry out an emergency…

News: Countries strengthen bonds over war memorial

POSTED ON: 25 February 2022 | IN: News, Media Releases

25 February 2022 Dignitaries from Japan and Australia underlined the importance of the ties between their countries and New Zealand at a ceremony near Featherston today. Japan’s Ambassador Mr Koichi…