News & Events
Last updated: 07 Dec, 2023 01:36pm
Funding success for CDC secures support for innovative Flat Point Flood resilience project
Carterton District Council is excited to announce a further step towards improving coastline resilience against extreme weather and flooding, as we continue to tackle climate change impacts and boost recovery from the aftermath of Cyclones Hales and Gabrielle. CDC has...
Rating Valuations Delay
Updated rating valuations for Carterton and South Wairarapa are now planned to be sent to property owners from 17 April 2024. Revaluations of all properties across the two districts were due to be finalised in February 2024. However, the Office of the Valuer General...
Wairarapa joins worldwide Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Network
Wairarapaโs Mayors have welcomed their Districtsโ inclusion in the World Health Organisationโs (WHO) Age-Friendly Cities and Communities programme. Carterton, Masterton, and South Wairarapa Districts have joined like-minded cities and communities across the world...
New reservoirs add millions of litres of capacity to the Carterton water network
Carterton District Council [CDC] will soon welcome four million more litres of water storage, with two new reservoirs boosting our communityโs resilience. CDCโs water team and partners completed final testing on the pair of 2 million litre water tanks, ahead of their...
Council takes another step towards fulfilling its environmental strategy with purchase of 85-hectare farm
Carterton District Council has an unconditional agreement to purchase an 85-hectare parcel of land adjacent to its new wastewater reservoirs at Daleton Farm that could see the expansion of its strategy to remove the discharge of treated wastewater into waterways. In...
Building Update: November/December 2023
Welcome to another newsletter from the Carterton District Council regulatory team.ย We would love to hear your feedback, if you find this useful or what other topics you may find useful.ย You can email buildingadmin@cdc.govt.nz with your comments and feedback.ย In This...
Gold card or Community Services Card holder? Go in the draw to win 1 of 30 free water tanks!
27 November 2023 We know this summer is going to be hot and dry, so to help people prepare for restrictions, weโre offering 30 free 200L water tanks to gold card and community services cardholders who live in Carterton. There will be weekly draws between 1 December...
Summer swim season ready to go with slide upgrades and new contractors
16 November 2023 Cartertonโs summer swim season is set to be a hit after the Council announces slide upgrades and a new contractor. Last summer saw the installation of a new pool slide, thanks to the collaboration between young Carterton resident Molly OโDwyer, Ka Pai...
Wairarapa councils release report on local Cyclone Gabrielle response
15 November 2023 The three Wairarapa councils have released the Wairarapa review of the regionโs emergency response to Cyclone Gabrielle, which was coordinated by Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group. The scope of the review was to cover three...
Summer 2023/24 Pool Hours
10 November 2023 We're excited to announce our pools will be open for summer swimming from 25 November! To stay up to date on all news related to our pools, visit www.cdc.govt.nz/swimming
Water restrictions – Save water now to prepare for drought and avoid harsh restrictions.
10 November 2023 To read more about water conservation or to look at Cartertonโs water usage charts, visit cdc.govt.nz/water. Carterton District Council and our community are preparing for an impending dry summer by adopting water-saving strategies. Weather forecasts...
Wairarapa councils unite for local employment
8 November 2023 A collaboration between Masterton, Carterton, and South Wairarapa District Council is set to transform Wairarapaโs employment landscape. The three councils will join forces to introduce the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) Community Employment...
September/October 2023 – Water Services Reform Update
Establishment Chief Executives The Water Services Entities Amendment Act 2023 allows for the creation of 10 Water Services Entities (WSEs) while also disestablishing the original four entities. Under this Act, the roles of the establishment chief executives from these...
4 August – ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ Below is a letter Council received today from Kiwirail: As you know, KiwiRail recently put forward a proposal to improve all 30 level crossings on the Wairarapa Line. We mentioned that some crossings...
Three Waters Reform Update: July 2023
Ten Water Service Entities The programme will involve the establishment of ten Water Services Entities (WSEs) from July 1, 2024, until July 1, 2026. The Water Services Entities Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on June 22, 2023 and referred to the Governance...
๐๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ – ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ?
25 July 2023 If you're a person who prefers the familiar sound of the click-clack of claws as opposed to the jingle jangle of a metal tag, we've got a few tips for you from TagKing. You can remove the smaller ring from the key ring, attach a small cable tie through...