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Maori Ward by 2025 elections in South?
“The times have changed,” is the only pointer South Wairarapa councillor Pip Maynard could give over the prospects of a brand new…
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Will this plan shape the region’s future?
Will the Wairarapa–Wellington–Horowhenua region have an extra 200,000 people and 9,000 more homes by the 2050s, with controls on housing and business…
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Resolute Councillors awaits path to resolution
It went almost unnoticed last May when South Wairarapa District Council chief executive Harry Wilson suddenly resigned, But six months later it…
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New Council CEO enters revolving door
SWDC in mid-October announced the appointment of Janice Smith, formerly Group Corporate Services Manager at Far North District Council, to fill its…
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Will Capital Value rating win the day?
SWDC is considering a major change to its rating system _ to move from land value as the basis of its annual…
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Freedom camping bylaw feedback
A new bylaw to place some control on where freedom camping can occur is out for community input/consultation. At times the bane…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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.…
