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Martinborough Community Board – 1 May meeting cancellation

POSTED ON: 1 May 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Due to adverse weather conditions, tonight’s MCB meeting is cancelled. Any papers will be moved to the next meeting. Thank you for your understanding.

Cape Palliser Road closure due to severe weather

POSTED ON: 1 May 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Thursday 1 May, 2025 Due to severe weather, access along Cape Palliser Road is closed from the DOC Station/Hurupi Stream. The conditions this afternoon and evening mean that the road…

Join the call to be a Road Safety Hero this May

POSTED ON: 1 May 2025 | IN: News

Road Safety Week is racing towards us and we’re joining the call to Be Road Safety Heroes from Monday 12 May to Sunday 18 May – and year round. Be…

Council clean-up of illegally dumped waste costs environment and ratepayers

POSTED ON: 30 April 2025 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council has voted to take urgent action on an environmental clean-up this financial year at an illegal dumping site on the South Wairarapa coast at an estimated…

Council supports local businesses with free composting trial

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: News

Composting may be a pipe dream for many businesses but now it can become a reality with a new trial offer of food recycling bins given to four businesses throughout…

Greytown Main Street rubbish collection

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Rubbish and recycling collection on Main Street in Greytown will continue as usual while the SH2 roadworks are underway. Please put out your yellow bags and glass crates this week…

Emergency repairs on Pahautea Road from Monday 5 May

POSTED ON: 29 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Emergency bridge repairs mean that a section of Pahautea Road in Featherston will be closed from Monday 5 May to Friday 16 May. The work is scheduled to start at 7am on Monday 5…

Featherston Library closed Monday 28 April

POSTED ON: 28 April 2025 | IN: Notices & Updates

Featherston Library will be closed today, Monday 28 April, from 11am to 5pm, due to staff illness. The Wairarapa Library Service’s three other libraries remain open today at Martinborough, Greytown and Carterton…

South Wairarapa to move to Level 1 Water Restriction – Wellington Water release

POSTED ON: 22 April 2025 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

Thanks to South Wairarapa residents keeping an eye on their water use, the district can shift down to Level 1 Water Restrictions on Tuesday April 22 at 12-01am. The shift…

Giving old tyres a new lease of life

POSTED ON: 17 April 2025 | IN: News

South Wairarapa residents can now dispose of old tyres for free at the Martinborough Transfer Station, thanks to Tyrewise, which the council joined in April, along with several other councils…