Each district council has a ratepayer roll for people who pay rates on a property but live in another part of the…
Fire Brigade needs reinforcements: will you help? When I write these articles for The Star, I often wonder if anyone reads them? …
The issue of health and safety – and district council liability – has pushed the council to likely open fresh dialogue over…
Changing hats – potentially? Greytown Ward councillor Alistair Plimmer is one of the first out the election blocks _ advising he will…
Firstly I would like to thank everyone who attended our Anzac Day dawn parade and service held in our Memorial Square. I…
It was like dogs with well-gnawed, gnarly bones when three Local Government Representation Commissioners held a review hearing mid-month over whether a…
Cape Palliser Road’s ford over Mangatoetoe Stream is under repair and closed between the Lighthouse and Ben Avon Grove from April 7…
The district’s key challenges include busted and bursting water pipes, non-compliant sewerage systems, roading resilience under climate change challenge, seriously lagging flood…
March is nearly over, with some vineyards already harvesting and others about to start. The mornings are feeling cooler, letting us know that…
South Wairarapa (and other district councils nationwide) last week posted Ratepayer Roll Enrolment Confirmation Letters and Forms to voters for their participation…
Urban rates in South Wairarapa likely will rise 8 – 12 percent for the 2025 – 2026 year – while average farm…
South Wairarapa property owners face 84 percent growth in district council rates over the next nine years to pay for major upgrading…
