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…
South Wairarapa council’s Long Term Plan forecasts assume no change in the current three waters ownership and operating structure. Wellington Water Limited…
Wellington Water Ltd (WWL) says it has given South Wairarapa a better deal than other areas – surely a surprise to local…
Local election year has opened in the district with the first mayoral candidate announcing a bid. Frances Helen Kitching, aka Dame Fran…
Towards the end of February I attended an event at Tora where the council gifted an Emergency Resource Container and its contents…
Dozens of reversed road speed reductions across the district which were rescinded by the Coalition Government, have extra protection against their re-introduction:…
Holding down council spending is the stand-out message from respondents to The Martinborough Star’s rates cap quiz of last month – and…
There are a reported 74 people working for South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC), so what do they all do? Officially, SWDC does…
As this March edition of The Star hits the streets, the future use of millions of South Wairarapa residents’ dollars will have…
Rural South Wairarapa residents have asked local government’s Representation Commission for a “full seat at the council table” to represent rural dwellers,…
“We want our quaint little quiet partof the world.” So said Councillor Aaron Woodcock as he echoed long-heard warnings that a better…
