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South Wairarapa’s 21 newest citizens given a warm welcome this week

POSTED ON: 25 June 2026 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council Mayor Fran Wilde and Chief Executive Janice Smith welcomed 21 new citizens from India, South Africa, Mexico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to the district…

Notice of By-election for the Featherston General Ward

POSTED ON: 25 June 2026 | IN: News

A by-election is required to fill an extraordinary vacancy for the position of Councillor for the Featherston General Ward. The vacancy has arisen from the recent resignation of Cr Colin…

Community notice: Work underway to repair streetlight outages in Featherston

POSTED ON: 23 June 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Ongoing streetlight outages in Featherston are currently being worked on, following an electrical fault detected over the weekend. Power crews attended in the weekend after reports of a power outage and identified the cause as a high voltage cable having come…

EcoReef extension to strengthen Cape Palliser Road at Whatarangi

POSTED ON: 22 June 2026 | IN: News, Media Releases

Work has commenced on the extension of the innovative EcoReef system at Whatarangi on Cape Palliser Road, as part of a wider programme to strengthen coastal resilience along this vulnerable stretch of coastline. A portion of…

South Wairarapa District Council set to confirm a 5.4% increase in total rates revenue for 2026/27

POSTED ON: 19 June 2026 | IN: News, Media Releases

South Wairarapa District Council intends to adopt its 2026/27 Annual Plan on 25 June and confirm a 5.4% increase in total rates revenue for the financial year. Mayor Fran Wilde…

Infrastructure Committee highlights: Water transition, roading resilience, and project progress

POSTED ON: 19 June 2026 | IN: News

South Wairarapa District Council’s Infrastructure Committee met on Thursday 18 June, with a strong focus on water reform transition, roading resilience, and delivery of key infrastructure projects across the district.…

Featherston Watermain Renewal | Night works on Sun 21 Jun

POSTED ON: 19 June 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Our thanks to the Featherston community as we’ve been steadily working towards completing our Featherston Watermain Renewal project. We have one more night of works scheduled for Sunday 21 June,…

Illegal dumping of bitumen waste ‘disrespectful and disappointing’

POSTED ON: 19 June 2026 | IN: News

South Wairarapa District Council is asking the community to keep their eyes peeled and report any suspicious trucks or vehicles, following the discovery of bitumen illegally dumped at a public…

Council reception to open later on Fridays

POSTED ON: 19 June 2026 | IN: Media Releases, Notices & Updates

South Wairarapa District Council is making a temporary change to its Friday opening hours each week from Friday 26 June until Friday 31 July. The Council office’s reception at 19 Kitchener Street in Martinborough will open from 9.30am on Fridays rather than 8.30am for…

Featherston Community Board funding in high demand

POSTED ON: 18 June 2026 | IN: News, Media Releases

Media advisory Featherston Community Board was humbled to receive 25 applications for grants totalling over $60,000 in its latest funding round this month. “The impressive response of high quality and high volume of applications made funding decisions challenging, with many worthy projects exceeding available funds…