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6 May 2021 We’re aligning our Wairarapa Library Services Saturday hours, so Carterton, Featherston, Greytown and Martinborough libraries are now all open until 2pm on Saturdays. You can still access Ebooks and audiobooks 24 hours a day for free with your library card...

Due to a phase out of cheques by banks, we can no longer accept payments via cheque. We can accept some payments online, such as dog registrations. You can view these here We also have other ways that you can pay your rates – You can pay for the whole year by 20...

Dale Williams has been elected to the Carterton District Council, after voting in the by-election closed at midday today. Preliminary results show Mr Williams is the successful candidate with 1,397 votes out of the 2,325 votes which have been counted thus far. While...

Carterton's Anzac Parade and Service details for Sunday 25th April: 10:45am Parade participants assemble at the Carterton Events Centre, 50 Holloway Street. 11am Parade starts. Leaves Holloway Street, travels along High Street to Memorial Square. After the Memorial...

16 April 2021 4pm Friday 16 April Carterton District Council lifts boil water notice Carterton District Council has now lifted its boil water notice, which means Carterton’s urban residents and businesses connected to the reticulated supply no longer need to boil...

The implementation of the Positive Ageing Strategy continues into 2021 with various work streams. Long Term Plans. The three Councils have their Long Term Plans out for consultation right now, with an opportunity for people to have their say on the activities of...

5pm Tuesday 13 April – Boil water notice still in effect The boil water notice in Carterton is still in effect until further notice while the Council works with an independent drinking water assessor on an audit which is expected to be completed by the end of this...

9 April 2021 4.30pm Friday 9 April boil water notice update A precautionary boil water notice is still in effect under the advice of Regional Public Health. This means Carterton residents and businesses connected to the town water supply are advised to continue...

6 April 2021 4.30pm update on boil water notice still in effect Carterton District Council is taking every action possible to investigate the cause and prevent reoccurrences of last week’s low-level E. coli reading in one of its water samples connected to the urban...

Thursday, 1 April 2021 Carterton District Council urgently advises Carterton urban residents and businesses on town supply to boil all water effective 2pm Thursday 1 April. This means boiling all water before being used for drinking, making baby formula, juice, ice,...

28 March 2021 Carterton District Council has lifted its boil water notice effective from 11:30am Sunday 28 March. The Council announced last week that it was confident it had identified the source of the readings of low-level E. coli in its reticulation system. The...

4.30pm Thursday 25 March Update on continued boil water notice While the boil water notice is currently still in effect, Carterton District Council is pleased to advise that it is on track to lift the boil water notice by Monday. This is due to continuing to receive...

22 March 2021 5pm Monday Carterton provides update during continuation of its boil water notice Carterton District Council has made the difficult decision to continue its boil water notice for at least a further three days despite receiving its third clear daily E....

20 March 2021 5pm Saturday – Carterton District Council provides update on continued boil water advisory Carterton District Council requests businesses and urban residents connected to the reticulated supply continue to boil their water while it continues to work to...

18 March 2021 Carterton District Council is confident it has located the cause of the readings of low-level E. coli bacteria in its pipe system which triggered a boil water notice. The boil water notice is still in place until further notice, which means Carterton...