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Carterton Community Emergency Hub Exercise
Join the team for our Community Emergency Hub exercise, Sunday 3rd November from 2pm. - Learn about how your community can respond to the challenges of a disaster - Practice what to do at your Community Emergency Hub - Come along and find out how the Carterton...
Councils take action during Global Climate Change week
Helping reduce the effects of climate change has become even easier for members of the South Wairarapa and Carterton communities after the two councils developed a set of easy to follow actions to start during Global Climate Change Week. The councils’ newly appointed...
Temporary Closure of Norman Avenue
Carterton District Council is temporarily closing the intersection of Norman Avenue and State Highway 2 due to on-going safety concerns. The temporary closure comes into effect on 7 October following a decision by councillors in September. The Carterton elected...
Proposal for Partial Revocation of Reserve Status – Sparks Park Reserve, Belvedere Rd Carterton
Carterton District Council hereby gives public notice under sections 24(2)(b) of the Reserves Act 1977 that it intends to consider a proposal to partially revoke the reserve status of the property situated in Belvedere Carterton, being Lot 1 DP89362 and Pt Sec 173...
Recycling wheelie bin numbering error
An error made when delivering Carterton’s new recycling wheelie bins has seen all residents receive a bin labelled with a number 1. The new collection system started today, with recycling wheelie bins labelled number 2 due to be collected this week and bins labelled...
The Clock Tower colour vote has arrived!
The time to choose Carterton’s clock tower paint colour has finally arrived and will be given over to our residents to decide. The once heralded “Carterton’s Big Ben” has been under repair this year after a seismic assessment in 2015 identified the structure as being...
Climate Change Advisor appointed
South Wairarapa District Council and Carterton District Council are pleased to announce the appointment of Melanie Barthe to the role of Climate Change Advisor. The need for a Climate Change Advisor became apparent after a number of submissions were received during...
Wairarapa councils launch regional Positive Ageing Strategy
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...
9th of September is the day to remember
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...
Carterton first in Wairarapa to launch IdealCup CupCycling™
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 considers clocktower colour consultation
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...
Plastic Bag Ban from 1 July 2019
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...
Sparks Park
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...
Technical issues with our online forms
It appears some of the forms on our website aren't working as they should be. We appreciate your patience while we work to fix this as quickly as we can. In the meantime, if something you need on the website isn't working or you need to contact us, please email us on...
Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) Consultation
Carterton District Council is consulting on the issue of joining the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA). We’re inviting submissions beginning Wednesday June 5 and ending Wednesday July 5. Click here for the Statement of Proposal and here for supporting documents....
Recycling wheelie bins – coming soon!
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...