Politics

Politics

Dogs have a short day at the beach

The popular Ngawi campsite has been chosen as the only one of five South Wairarapa beach campsites where dog owners can take…

Nov 2023

Politics

From the Mayor

I feel as if this is the first of these articles that I have written when the weather was fine. The recent…

Oct 2023

Politics

Cape Palliser Road support funding urgent

It’s hard to believe that it has been one year since the local body elections, where that time has gone, as well…

Oct 2023

Politics

What Regional Council ‘really’ does – Part 2

By Adrienne Staples, Regional Councillor for Wairarapa In the August Star I posed the question what does the Regional Council ‘really’ do?…

Oct 2023

Politics

Has the local body merger horse bolted?

South Wairarapa has pulled out of the region’s tri-council talks which, according to deputy mayor Melissa Sadler-Futter, was to look at key…

Oct 2023

Politics

From the Mayor

Review of rates under way The first comment I make is intended to be helpful for people who are concerned about rates.…

Sept 2023

Politics

Council starts work on 2024-34 LTP

Things are busy as usual here at the Council. We have many projects on the go, with staff making progress on some…

Sept 2023

Politics

SWDC hits the brake on “Amalgamation”

On Wednesday, 23 August the Wairarapa Times Age ran the front page headline “Calls for Amalgamation” and discussed how there was a…

Sept 2023

Politics

Council backtracks on Library hours

The community spoke AND the South Wairarapa District Council responded – partly. After weeks of anguish over reduced and puzzling library open…

Sept 2023

Politics

One small step out of the poop

Martinborough Ponds sewerage system has taken a small step towards complying with a formal notice to cease-and-desist all new sewage connections after…

Sept 2023

Politics

Did they do well? How we rate the SWDC

The council, its members and services have been put under the public’s scrutiny _ and the results, unlike a beauty contest, are…

Sept 2023

Politics

Speed level massacre on local roads

It’s called the “Draft Interim Speed Management Plan” and its 145 pages set out how and why south and central Wairarapa should…

July 2023

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