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Last updated: 07 Dec, 2023 01:36pm
Upcoming committee meeting agendas
30 June 2021 On Wednesday 4 August we will be having our Infrastructure and Services committee and Policy and Strategy committee meetings. These are open to the public to view and are livestreamed via our Facebook page. You can find the full agendas here If you would...
Free Home Health Assessment Via Libraries
26 July 2021 A new home health assessment toolkit is available from Wairarapa libraries, in a joint initiative by Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils. The kit – which is free to use and available from Masterton, Carterton and Greytown libraries...
Adoption of Ten Year Plan 2021 – 2031 in 30 June meeting agenda
28 June 2021 On Wednesday 30 June we have our extraordinary council meeting at 1pm in the Events Centre. This is open to the public to view and will be livestreamed via our Facebook page. The main item on the agenda will be the adoption of the Draft Ten Year Plan for...
Wairarapa at Alert Level 2 from 6pm on Wednesday 23 June
23 June 2021 The Wellington region will be at Alert Level 2 from 6pm on Wednesday 23 June until 11:59pm on Sunday 27 June. This area includes Wairarapa and Kāpiti Coast. A traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June, has...
Charles Rooking Carter Awards 2021 winners announced
The Charles Rooking Carter Awards, were held at the Carterton Events Centre on Saturday evening, where the community came together to celebrate Carterton’s coolest people. The Charles Rooking Carter Community Awards was created by the Carterton District Council in...
Update on wastewater ponds – Friday18 June
18 June 2021 We have borrowed an aerator for pond 2 (pictured). This is needed to raise the dissolved oxygen levels in the ponds. Aerobic bacteria need dissolved oxygen to survive. We are working to transfer healthy bacteria into the ponds and increase aeration to...
Update on raised pedestrian crossing High St Sth
18 June 2021 Good progress has been made with the safety improvement work on the raised pedestrian crossing near South End School in the past weeks and we thank you for your patience. Capital Journeys has advised they are nearing the end of the programme and the work...
Adoption of the Draft Long Term Plan 2021/31 moved to 30 June
18 June 2021 The Council had originally scheduled 23 June as the date to sign off the Draft Long Term Plan 2021/31. The draft document needed to reflect the following changes: Changes to the financial model for the Eastern Growth Plan, for funding via financial...
Update on wastewater ponds – Tuesday 15 June
15 June 2021 The Council has taken the following actions: • We are sourcing additional aeration units – these are needed to raise the dissolved oxygen levels in the ponds. Aerobic bacteria need dissolved oxygen to survive. • The aerobic bacteria in the sludge digest...
Technical breakdown of website enquiries issue December 2020 – March 2021
14 June 2021 Technical Breakdown: Through an extended investigation of the Website to Council communication issue, the following facts have been determined: The website stopped sending messages during a period in December It started working again during the last week...
Three waters reform – Update June 2021
2 June 2021 Today the DIA released 4 evidence based reports in relation to the three waters reform, building the case for change. These can be found at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Three-waters-review What does this mean for our council and community? We’re still waiting...
Water Transgression Report May 2021
May 2021 Last month, we promised you a full and comprehensive public report of the investigation and remedial work taken during the boil water notice, and our ongoing plans for our water infrastructure. This is now available online here To keep up to date with further...
Important public reports now available and updates to the Draft Ten Year Plan
10 May 2021 On Wednesday 12 May, we have our Audit and Risk committee meeting and our Ordinary Council meeting. These are open to the public and will be livestreamed via our Facebook channel. Full agendas can be found here Big items to note are: 🏫 A review of the...
Update on building consent processing and inspection times
7 May 2021 The building department at the Carterton District Council have been experiencing a very high volume of building consent applications and inspection requests, which has resulted in delays. James Kirkland – Team Leader – and his partner Jess welcomed their...
Cheques no longer accepted after Friday 21 May 2021
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...
2021 By-election Results
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...