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Wairarapa Bylaws
Bylaws make sure that our community stays safe, healthy and vibrant. A bylaw controls things like:
- Licensing activities such as serving food, tattooing, and hairdressing that need to be done in a safe and responsible way.
- Making sure everyone knows the acceptable standard of behaviour in public places.
- Promoting a nuisance free environment, i.e. through rules on keeping animals.
- Making sure that the public can safely use public land.
All of our bylaws are available to download below, or you can view hard copies at Council offices or the library.
Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw adopted
An updated Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw has now been adopted by all three Wairarapa district councils, providing rules for activities ranging from roaming chickens to vehicles on beaches, al fresco dining, and tā moko. The Bylaw aims to minimise and mitigate risk...
District Bylaws
| Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Carterton District Council Freedom Camping Bylaw 2023 | 5 September 2024 | |
| Event Waste Management and Minimisation Plan | 19 December 2022 | |
| Liquor Control Bylaw 2005 [Amendment] | 29 August 2022 | |
| Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 | 29 August 2022 | |
| Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw Controls 2021 | 29 August 2022 | |
| Control of Dogs Bylaw 2004 | 1 December 2004 |
Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw
Carterton, Masterton, and South Wairarapa District Councils adopted the Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw in 2019, and reviewed and updated them in 2025.
The bylaw, which came into force for all three districts on July 8, covers multiple topics that include activity that can and can’t be done in public spaces, prevention of nuisance from fire and smoke, the keeping of animals, and water supply.
| Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Seven – Cemeteries and Crematoria | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Eight – Beauty Therapy, Tattooing and Skin Piercing | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Two – Public Places | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Three – Sale of Goods in Public Places | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Four – Prevention of Nuisance or Health and Safety Risk from Fire or Smoke | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Five – Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part Six – Traffic | 20 November 2025 | |
| Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw: Part One – Introductory | 20 November 2025 |