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A region-wide strategy addressing how to meet the wellbeing needs of the Wairarapa’s ageing community was launched this morning at an event at the Carterton Events Centre. The Wairarapa Positive Ageing Strategy launch event was attended by Hon Minister for Seniors...

Registrations for the September/October School Holiday Programme are now closed.  This free programme runs during the first week of the School Holidays from Mon 30th Sept - Thur 3rd Oct 2019. Please visit our School Holiday Page on our website to find out more abut...

9TH OF SEPTEMBER IS THE DAY TO REMEMBER! Many of you have received your recycling wheelie bins already, and we're excited to start this service the week beginning September 9th. It's great to see so many of you wanting to get out and use all that extra space in your...

Are you, or someone you know, interested in supporting local arts projects? We are seeking nominations for Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) Assessment Committee members. The CCS provides funding to communities so New Zealanders can be involved in local arts...

IdealCup Founder Stephanie Fry (left) with Crystal Thompson from Wild Oats and Carterton District Council's zero waste coordinator Jo Dean. Carterton District Council and IdealCup have teamed up to launch CupCycling™ in Carterton to support local cafes in their bid to...

Carterton District Council’s Policy and Strategy Committee will next week decide on whether Carterton residents can choose a new paint colour for the town’s iconic clocktower. The once heralded “Carterton’s Big Ben” has been under construction lately after a seismic...

From 1 July 2019, the Waste Minimisation (Plastic Shopping Bags) Regulations 2018 comes into force, meaning retailers can no longer sell or provide single-use plastic shopping bags to customers for carrying or distributing their sold goods. This ban affects all...

We've noticed there has been some chatter in the community about a possible residential development adjoining Sparks Park. Council is aware of a potential proposal that could involve swapping a portion of the existing park with another piece of adjoining land.   We...

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In 2018 the three Wairarapa Councils consulted on a plan to introduce wheelie bins for recycling and following consultation, it was decided that the three Councils would jointly introduce wheelie bins. The improved recycling service will be cleaner, greener and...

Registrations for our July School Holiday Programme are now closed This free programme runs during the second week of the school holidays from Mon 15th – Thur 18th July. Please visit our School Holiday Programme page on our website to find out more about our...

A combined roading maintenance contract between South Wairarapa District Council and Carterton District Council has been finalised and awarded to Fulton Hogan. The joint approach came after a review in 2018 from an outside consultant showed a collaborative approach...

Carterton District Councillors have extended Chief Executive Jane Davis’ contract for another two years. The decision was made during an extraordinary council meeting last week following a review of the Chief Executive’s employment, as provided for in Schedule 7,...

The Wairarapa Positive Ageing Strategy was developed by the three Wairarapa District Councils to prepare for our rapidly ageing community.  In the next 25 years, the number of Wairarapa residents aged over 65 is expected to increase by approximately 79% to nearly...