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Last updated: 07 Dec, 2023 01:36pm
Easter Opening Hours
28 March 2024 Urban kerbside rubbish and recycling Kerbside collection will be Tuesday 2 April. Recycling wheelie bins for those labelled 2, crates for those labelled 1 See the full collection calendar here Library All Wairarapa Library Service branches...
Vacancy – Waters Compliance and Monitoring Officer
28 March 2024 Looking for challenge that contributes to the safety and wellbeing of our community? At Carterton District Council we pride ourselves on being connected and responsive to our community needs, which means when you’re part of our dynamic, high performing...
Further submissions invited on Wairarapa Combined District Plan review
The three Wairarapa District Councils are inviting further submissions on Wairarapa’s Proposed District Plan. This announcement coincides with the release of the Summary of Decisions Requested on the Proposed District Plan by the three Wairarapa District Councils....
Carterton District Council gets ready to consult with residents on its Draft 2024-34 Long Term Plan
22 March 2024 Carterton District Council’s elected representatives are getting ready to talk to the Carterton community about the proposals in their Draft 2024-34 Long Term Plan (LTP), with consultation set to begin on 5 April. The theme for Carterton’s Long-Term Plan...
Carterton Library 150th Birthday exhibition, 18-31 March
The Wairarapa Library Service celebrated the 150th birthday of its Carterton branch on Sunday, 24 March 2024. For a public celebration of this milestone, the library is hosting an exhibition with photographs, stories, news clippings, and objects that trace the...
Carterton Colour Run April 2024
22 March 2024 We're excited to confirm the Carterton Colour Run will be going ahead on 20 April 2024. Part of our Rangatahi Strategy is building connections, so we've got a great family event to help achieve that! Join us for the Carterton Colour Run at 12pm, Saturday...
Upcoming works – Lincoln Road
21 March 2023 Over the next few months, G&C Diggers as Contractors to the Carterton District Council will be renewing the wastewater mains on Lincoln Road between Victoria Street and Belvedere Road Work is planned to start on 25th March 2024. This work will...
Carterton District Library celebrates 150 years of service with whisky bottles, disappearing librarians, and books authored by Charles Rooking Carter.
21 March 2024 The Wairarapa Library Service celebrated the 150th birthday of its Carterton branch on Sunday, 24 March 2024. An exhibition about the library is running from 18-31 March, created in conjunction with the Carterton District Historical Society. What started...
WATER UPDATE:
Water is now back up and running houses 142-160 & 113-127 Belvedere Road
EMERGENCY WATER SHUTDOWN
Water outages between 142-160 & 113-127 Belvedere Road will be shutdown down for 2 hours
Reminder: Prohibited Fire Season 2024
Reminder All of Wairarapa moved into a prohibited fire season from 8am on Tuesday 23 January, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means no open-air fires are allowed and all fire permits are revoked. The region is experiencing hot, dry, and windy weather...
UPDATE: Aerator faults at wastewater treatment plant repaired
UPDATE: 3PM, FRIDAY 8 MARCH The odours reported are the result of three of our aerators failing at the same time. Repairs have been made to our aerators and they are now working again on Pond Three. One had an electrical fault, which has been repaired. Another had a...
Council working with property owners on earthquake-prone buildings
Carterton District Council is working with our local property owners to maintain and promote adherence to the Building Act provisions concerning earthquake-prone buildings. Earthquake risk reduction is a priority in New Zealand for successive governments through the...
CDC welcomes new rail safety measures for Carterton level crossings
Carterton District Council welcomes the new rail safety measures KiwiRail and Greater Wellington Regional Council have confirmed, as part of their ongoing commitment to upgrade the Wairarapa Line Service. KiwiRail and Greater Wellington Regional Council have announced...
KiwiRail statement: Fewer level crossings to be closed in the Wairarapa following independent report
KiwiRail issued the following statement today [Monday 26 February] regarding the closure of crossings in Carterton and Wairarapa. For more information, visit: KiwiRail: Wairarapa Line upgrades [www.kiwirail.co.nz/wairarapa-line] PDF of the summary of the level...
Carterton Events Centre partners with Gawith Burridge to bring Broadway Hit Prima Facie to Wairarapa
The Carterton Events Centre team are thrilled to partner with Gawith Burridge to bring Susie Miller’s smash hit play Prima Facie to our stage. Prima Facie is the story of Tessa, a criminal defence lawyer at the top of her game and loving it: defending,...