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Vineyard gas gun disturbs neighbours, but not the council
A vineyard gas gun bird scarer is exercising, annoying and upsetting a vineyard’s neighbours on Ferry Road – with one council official…
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Water woes budget questions pile up
Water supply and wastage are major issues for South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) and the people of Martinborough, Featherston and Greytown. As…
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Head winds buffet Pain Farm effluent spray dispersal plan
The slow realisation that Martinborough’s 85 hectare trust-owned Pain Farm would see 93 million litres of sewage effluent a year sprayed onto…
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Tell Maxx: plastic tag relief may be coming
Life-long metal dog tags are under evaluation by South Wairarapa council staff, as an option to both save time and reduce plastic…
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From the Mayor
In February the local Lions Club invited me for dinner and asked me to speak for a short time on the “State…
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Gutters, footpaths and water pipes
The Red Cone Brigade marched onto Jellicoe St recently as contractors dug out 200-plus meters of old gutter and replaced it. Lines…
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Key Pain Farm questions need public answers
In the last week or so, Pain Estate has been a hot topic of concern around town. This has stemmed from a…
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Catalogue of heavy traffic bypass woes for Council
Heavy trucks, particularly log carriers, are causing more water leaks, more noise, more surface damage and a menace to child safety as…
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Council looks to commerce sector to boost rates take
Most urban property owners in South Wairarapa’s three main towns face raties changes of just a few dollars a week under changes…
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From the Mayor
Firstly, can I wish all readers of The Star a happy and warm New Year. So far it has been the type…
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Water woes disclosed in SWDC’s late 2023 report
Water loss in the supply systems of Martinborough, Greytown and Featherston reached 46 per cent last year, and the South Wairarapa District…
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Who read the air cond memo?
Is cooling the region a key performance requirement for SWDC? Or did they forget to send the memo about air conditioning, how…
