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Last updated: 30 Apr, 2026 10:54am
Tea Creek Road closed Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May
Tea Creek Road will be closed for emergency repairs following April's severe weather event. The bridge has been significantly damaged, and repair works will be carried out on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May. Tea Creek Road will be closed to all traffic while these repairs...
State of Emergency ends 5pm, 24 April
From 5pm tonight, Wairarapa will move out of a State of Emergency and into a Local Transition Period (LTP) to support recovery planning. This Notice of LTP will be effective across the three District Councils of Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa to enable the...
Building & Planning Newsletter, March-April 2026
In this newsletter: ConsentIt Stats Other Matters Lead in taps Self Certification Small stand alone dwellings Earthquake prone buildings Liability settings Building application forms Pool inspections Keeping up to date We are pleased to announce that we will be moving...
Waingawa Water Storage Project
A 20ha reservoir set to transform water storage in the Wairarapa region.The...
Wairarapa and Tararua Councils agree Water Services Delivery Plan to submit to government
South Wairarapa, Tararua, Masterton and Carterton Councils have agreed to Water Services Delivery Plans for the future of water services delivery in the region. Water Services Delivery Plans are required under the Government’s Local Water Done Well reforms and set out...
Waingawa Water Reservoir Project Secures $20 Million in Funding to Boost Regional Resilience
A major infrastructure project to build a 20-hectare water reservoir near Carterton has taken a significant step forward, with Carterton District Council securing $20 million in loan funding from the Government's Regional Infrastructure Fund. The total project cost is...