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…
The popular Ngawi campsite has been chosen as the only one of five South Wairarapa beach campsites where dog owners can take…
I feel as if this is the first of these articles that I have written when the weather was fine. The recent…
It’s hard to believe that it has been one year since the local body elections, where that time has gone, as well…
By Adrienne Staples, Regional Councillor for Wairarapa In the August Star I posed the question what does the Regional Council ‘really’ do?…
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…
Review of rates under way The first comment I make is intended to be helpful for people who are concerned about rates.…
Things are busy as usual here at the Council. We have many projects on the go, with staff making progress on some…
On Wednesday, 23 August the Wairarapa Times Age ran the front page headline “Calls for Amalgamation” and discussed how there was a…
The community spoke AND the South Wairarapa District Council responded – partly. After weeks of anguish over reduced and puzzling library open…
Martinborough Ponds sewerage system has taken a small step towards complying with a formal notice to cease-and-desist all new sewage connections after…
The council, its members and services have been put under the public’s scrutiny _ and the results, unlike a beauty contest, are…
It’s called the “Draft Interim Speed Management Plan” and its 145 pages set out how and why south and central Wairarapa should…