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Lights out until Monday
Thursday 24 September We apologise for keeping you in the dark about the situation with the street lights. There is an entire quadrant of lights currently out between Kupe Drive and Pembroke Street, affecting Lincoln Road, High Street and most streets in between. This...
Daffodil Festival 2020 cancelled
Carterton District Council is disappointed to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Daffodil Festival due to today’s announcement from the government that Wairarapa will remain in alert level 2 until at least 16 September. The council has been planning and preparing...
Covid alert levels and the Daffodil Festival
24 August 2020 We appreciate your patience whilst we waited for today’s announcement regarding NZ’s Covid Levels. We have decided to delay making a final decision about the 2020 Daffodil festival until next week. This will give us more time to ensure we have the...
Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae share stories from Carterton’s history
Representatives from Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae led Carterton District Council’s elected members, managers and senior staff members on a journey of wāhi tapu, sharing Carterton’s Māori history at sites of significance across the district. Ra Smith, joined by Te...
$1M funding granted for construction of the Tauherenikau suspension bridge
5 August 2020 The Wairarapa Trails Action Group and Greytown Trails Trust are delighted at today’s funding announcement made by Hon Julie Anne Genter, which will see the construction of the Five Towns Trail Tauherenikau Suspension Bridge get underway within the next...
Recognition for Emergency Operations Centre staff
The efforts of more than 60 people who staffed Wairarapa’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) during the COVID-19 response was marked at a ceremony at the Carterton Events Centre today (Thursday, 30 July). The EOC was the first to be activated in the Wellington region,...
Business resilience workshops at 3Mile
If you're an owner of a Carterton business (big or small), then you need to know about the business resilience workshops being run through 3Mile. Come and hear from local experts in employment law, ecommerce, wellness, cashflow forecasting, data, supply chain...
Design underway for SH2 Wairarapa safety improvements – Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
A media statement from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency - statement originally posted here Design on two critical safety improvements for State Highway 2 in the Wairarapa is now underway, signalling an important step in helping to make the region’s roads safer as part...
Official opening of the Ruamāhanga Roads depot
Photo: (From left) Delivery Manager Wellington Water Alliance Vic Maggs, Regional Manager Fulton Hogan Daren Courtnage, Fulton Hogan’s Managing Director Cos Bruyn, South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen, Carterton Mayor Greg Lang, Rangitāne o Wairarapa cultural advisor...
Annual Plan 2020/21 finalised, conversations about the future begin
Carterton District Council has finalised its 2020/21 Annual Plan and will now begin having community conversations about what the future of Carterton will look like. The 2020/21 Annual Plan, which was finalised at today’s Ordinary Council Meeting, was amended from the...
Wellington Region Greenhouse Gas Inventory and 2019 council emissions inventory
Wellington Region Greenhouse Gas Inventory and 2019 council emissions inventory results added to Ruamāhanga Climate Change Strategy The joint climate change strategy for Carterton District Council and South Wairarapa District Council has been updated to include the...
*FEEDBACK NOW CLOSED* Feedback sought on intersection improvement project
*FEEDBACK NOW CLOSED* Carterton District Council has scheduled safety improvements at two intersections as part of a safety improvements project. The two site locations are at: Waihakeke Road and Para Road Carters Line/Moreton Road/Para Road The project will improve...
Residents Survey results steer focus for 2020/21
Carterton District Council’s 2020 Annual Residents Survey results are in and have provided valuable insights into what its community values. The survey provides an overview of the general satisfaction of residents, as well as a specific breakdown in relation to...
Carterton Daffodil Festival gets green light
Covid-19 may have disrupted our Autumn events calendar, but it hasn’t stopped Carterton’s iconic Daffodil Festival from going ahead. The Daffodil Festival is biggest event on Carterton’s event calendar, attracting 10,000 guests to take part in activities ranging from...
Small business grant fund applications open in June
Carterton’s Small Business Grant Fund will be open for applications next month. The Carterton Small Business Grant Fund was designed to help our small local businesses recover from the economic effects of COVID-19. From 1 June, small-sized, locally owned and operated...
Ordinary Council Meeting – Annual Plan and Daffodil Festival updates
At today's Ordinary Council Meeting (27 May 2020), the following items of interest were discussed: Annual Plan The council agreed to the amended approach to our 2020/21 Annual plan, in acknowledgement of the effect COVID-19 will have on our local economy. We will be...