South Wairarapa wants to support the government’s plan to make building Granny Flats and Tiny Houses a non-consented fast-track process – but…
Two key voting changes are up for community input to South Wairarapa District Council ahead of formal decisions which will lock them…
Securing funding for key support systems like Martinborough’s beleagured public library, Hau Ariki Marae, even forest regeneration planting – could be part…
Many South Wairarapa households are paying substantially more in rates again this year under the impact of both a planned 37% hike…
South Wairarapa district can be relatively dark in the evening and the community will benefit significantly from the pedestrian crossing lighting upgrade…
“Retain” was the word of the day on the Community Board issue at July 31’s Strategy Working Committee meeting of South Wairarapa…
For the past 12 years South Wairarapa District Council has been quietly filtering excessive amounts of cash out of what are known…
As part of its Representation Review, South Wairarapa’s District councillors have proposed scrapping the three community boards that make up part of…
A year of library staff underfunding has been ended after the council approved an injection of funds for new staff in the…
Two Greytown groups have been handed half of the $160,000 first tranche of central government funding earmarked for promoting community wellbeing. A…
From the Mayor June is the month when councils set rates. July is when the invoices often arrive. Unlike governments, which can…
For this column, I will start with some good news. All of SWDC’s water treatment plants are now compliant with water regulator…
