April 2025

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Community News

Will road speed reduction petition spark action?

A petition calling for safer roads for Martinborough and asking South Wairarapa District Council to seek ministerial approval to implement slower speed…

Apr 2025

Politics

Fran Wilde: infrastructurea key community issue

The district’s key challenges include busted and bursting water pipes, non-compliant sewerage systems, roading resilience under climate change challenge, seriously lagging flood…

Apr 2025

Politics

Speed limits, consulting, elections: busy times

March is nearly over, with some vineyards already harvesting and others about to start. The mornings are feeling cooler, letting us know that…

Apr 2025

Politics

SWDC Election countdown already under way 

South Wairarapa (and other district councils nationwide) last week posted Ratepayer Roll Enrolment Confirmation Letters and Forms to voters for their participation…

Apr 2025

Politics

Slicing the rates pie, adding a small downward adjustment

Urban rates in South Wairarapa likely will rise 8 – 12 percent for the 2025 – 2026 year – while average farm…

Apr 2025

Politics

Rates growth to fund waters upgrading explained

South Wairarapa property owners face 84 percent growth in district council rates over the next nine years to pay for major upgrading…

Apr 2025

Politics

Wairarapa-Tararua Water – new kid on the block

South Wairarapa council’s Long Term Plan forecasts assume no change in the current three waters ownership and operating structure. Wellington Water Limited…

Apr 2025

Business

“Black spot” intersection may get safety face-lift

The room went quiet when a “splitter (road) islands” proposal costing only tens of thousands of dollars was offered as a solution…

Apr 2025

Environment

Building garden tourism for the Wairarapa

As I approach Whakapuni Station, twenty minutes’ drive out of Martinborough, I look up at the 100-year-old Californian Redwood trees standing proudly…

Apr 2025

Community News

Pirinoa’s enduring Burnside Church –1875 to 2025 

Burnside Church in Pirinoa celebrates its 150th commemoration on Sunday, 11 May. While other churches transform into housing or community centres, the…

Apr 2025

Community News

Parenting Workshop series starts well

Families have been embracing a notable lineup of parenting workshops designed to support and empower caregivers. With a strong start to the…

Apr 2025

Community News

Wairarapa trains disrupted another10 days

Just when rail commuters had recovered from a 40+ day rail travel disruption, KiwiRail has tossed in another 10-day block of mainly…

Apr 2025

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