In George Pain, Martinborough has a great deal to be thankful for. He would be easily seen as an entrepreneur in today’s…
During May, councillors considered submissions for both the Long Term Plan and Local Water Done Well. For the LTP, councillors resolved that next…
A platform that proposes to sort out bureaucracy, carry out a full audit to root out district council waste, cut duplication and…
“It is unfortunate we are here to do what we have already done” South Wairarapa District Councillor Pip Maynard said as a…
Just over half of South Wairarapa’s eligible voters cast ballots in four of the five triennial local body elections since 2010, and…
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…
