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Restricted Fire Season (fire by permit)
Restricted Fire Season Due to cooler temperatures and a satisfactory reduction in fire danger, the prohibited fire season (total fire ban) in the Wairarapa district has been revoked. While the fire danger has reduced, there are still some concerns around the...
Media release: Bylaw review – have your say
7 March 2019 Submissions are being invited on a proposed review of combined Wairarapa district-wide bylaws. Legislation requires councils to review a bylaw five years after it is made, and then every 10 years after that. The existing Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw was...
Carterton District Councillor Resigns
Councillor Tracey O’Callaghan resigned from her elected member position with Carterton District Council earlier today, with immediate effect. Tracey was elected onto council during the 2016 local body elections and was a member on the Audit and Risk Committee, Policy...
Another positive step towards Carterton Hotel investigations
Carterton District councillors are making positive strides towards producing a feasibility study of an 80 plus bed hotel development on Council owned land. Councillors voted yesterday at an extraordinary Council meeting for the council’s Economic Development Advisory...
Water Race Restrictions Now In Force
Due to the lack of rain fall and the current low water levels of the Waingawa & Mangatarere Rivers, water restrictions have been imposed on the use of the Taratahi & Carrington Water Race. As our water allocation has been reduced to the lowest take, we need to...
PROHIBITED Fire Season
Please be advised that from 8:00am Friday 15th February 2019 the Wairarapa Urban and Rural areas are moving into a PROHIBITED fire season. ALL fire permits previously issued will be SUSPENDED from this date. For more information visit Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ)...
Water restrictions now in force
Water restrictions on the use of the Town Water Supply is now in force due to the lack of rain fall and the current water of rivers and streams. Hand-held hosing use only is permitted. Even numbered properties on even numbered days. Odd numbered properties on odd...
Email down
Just letting all our networks know that we are currently experiencing issues with our external email and phone lines, and therefore have little communication with all our community. We apologise if this causing any inconvenience, hopefully we will be up and running...
Proposed night-time closure of Remutaka Pass (Hill) Road – March 2019
SH2 Remutaka Hill – overnight closures in March The NZ Transport Agency is giving early notice of a series of full night time closures of State Highway 2 (SH2) over the Remutaka Hill during March to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out. The five...
Carterton & Districts Returned & Services Memorial Trust Tertiary Grant now Open
Applications for the Carterton & Districts Returned & Services Memorial Trust tertiary grants are invited from residents of the Carterton district who are direct descendants of veterans and servicemen. The grants are provided by the Trust to students...
Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund Applications Open
Carterton District Council invites applications from rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people aged between 5 and 19 years who require subsidies to assist with transport expenses to local sporting competitions. Information...
Mudfish rehomed; wastewater project heads into next phase
Wednesday 23 January 2019 Media Statement: Mudfish rehomed; wastewater project heads into next phase Construction of Carterton District Council’s wastewater storage reservoirs are set to get underway following the completion of the recent mudfish translocation. 921...
Proposal to revoke reserve status – Fisher Place
Revocation of Reserve Status – Fisher Place Reserve, Fisher Place Carterton Submissions on this proposal may be made from Tuesday 22 January to Monday 25 February 2019. Carterton District Council hereby gives public notice under sections 24(2)(b) of the Reserves Act...
Strategy’s New Year programme
Media Statement Tuesday 15 January 2019 Strategy’s New Year programme Work will continue on the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy following the Christmas holiday period. Meetings to discuss the regions priorities will commence again this week. The strategy’s...
MEDIA STATEMENT: Taratahi Institute of Agriculture
MEDIA STATEMENT: Taratahi Institute of Agriculture 20 December 2018 The three Wairarapa Mayors would like to acknowledge the gravity of the situation regarding the Taratahi Institute of Agriculture being placed into liquidation. Taratahi has been an important part of...
Positive Ageing Strategy Update
The latest news on the Positive Ageing Strategy is up and available here… if you haven’t already done it then please head along to http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PositiveAge you have until Monday 31 December to have your say on what your, or your loved ones aged future...