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Carterton District Council is disappointed to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Daffodil Festival due to today’s announcement from the government that Wairarapa will remain in alert level 2 until at least 16 September. The council has been planning and preparing...

24 August 2020 We appreciate your patience whilst we waited for today’s announcement regarding NZ’s Covid Levels.  We have decided to delay making a final decision about the 2020 Daffodil festival until next week.  This will give us more time to ensure we have the...

Representatives from Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae led Carterton District Council’s elected members, managers and senior staff members on a journey of wāhi tapu, sharing Carterton’s Māori history at sites of significance across the district. Ra Smith, joined by Te...

5 August 2020 The Wairarapa Trails Action Group and Greytown Trails Trust are delighted at today’s funding announcement made by Hon Julie Anne Genter, which will see the construction of the Five Towns Trail Tauherenikau Suspension Bridge get underway within the next...

The efforts of more than 60 people who staffed Wairarapa’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) during the COVID-19 response was marked at a ceremony at the Carterton Events Centre today (Thursday, 30 July). The EOC was the first to be activated in the Wellington region,...

If you're an owner of a Carterton business (big or small), then you need to know about the business resilience workshops being run through 3Mile. Come and hear from local experts in employment law, ecommerce, wellness, cashflow forecasting, data, supply chain...

A media statement from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency - statement originally posted here Design on two critical safety improvements for State Highway 2 in the Wairarapa is now underway, signalling an important step in helping to make the region’s roads safer as part...

Photo: (From left) Delivery Manager Wellington Water Alliance Vic Maggs, Regional Manager Fulton Hogan Daren Courtnage, Fulton Hogan’s Managing Director Cos Bruyn, South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen, Carterton Mayor Greg Lang, Rangitāne o Wairarapa cultural advisor...

Carterton District Council has finalised its 2020/21 Annual Plan and will now begin having community conversations about what the future of Carterton will look like. The 2020/21 Annual Plan, which was finalised at today’s Ordinary Council Meeting, was amended from the...

Wellington Region Greenhouse Gas Inventory and 2019 council emissions inventory results added to Ruamāhanga Climate Change Strategy The joint climate change strategy for Carterton District Council and South Wairarapa District Council has been updated to include the...

*FEEDBACK NOW CLOSED* Carterton District Council has scheduled safety improvements at two intersections as part of a safety improvements project. The two site locations are at: Waihakeke Road and Para Road Carters Line/Moreton Road/Para Road The project will improve...

Carterton District Council’s 2020 Annual Residents Survey results are in and have provided valuable insights into what its community values. The survey provides an overview of the general satisfaction of residents, as well as a specific breakdown in relation to...

Carterton’s Small Business Grant Fund will be open for applications next month. The Carterton Small Business Grant Fund was designed to help our small local businesses recover from the economic effects of COVID-19. From 1 June, small-sized, locally owned and operated...

At today's Ordinary Council Meeting (27 May 2020), the following items of interest were discussed: Annual Plan The council agreed to the amended approach to our 2020/21 Annual plan, in acknowledgement of the effect COVID-19 will have on our local economy. We will be...

Carterton District Council has updated its approach to the 2020/21 Annual Plan to acknowledge the effect COVID-19 will have on our local economy. A paper is being presented at next week’s Audit and Risk Committee meeting which forecasts a slight deficit due to...