by Bevan Wills | 8 Aug, 2022 | Featherston, Infrastructure, South Wairarapa District Council
Emily Ireland emily.ireland@age.co.nz South Wairarapa councillors are being asked to approve an extra $75k or $116k [contingency-inclusive] to build a new dog pound in Featherston. The council previously set the budget at $340k. Approving the extra funding,...
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by Christine Dornan | 3 Aug, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting, South Wairarapa District Council
Featherston, above, and Martinborough, below, wastewater treatment plants. PHOTOS/FILE Councillors speak out on Three Waters Three South Wairarapa councillors have come out swinging at the Water Services Entity Bill, labelling it “a giant stitch-up”. Greytown Ward...
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by Christine Dornan | 2 Aug, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting, South Wairarapa District Council
Featherston spatial plan proposes two options for the train station. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Should the Featherston train station move to the town centre or stay where it is? With two options for Featherston’s growth out for informal consultation, EMILY IRELAND looks at...
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by Janice Dagg | 30 Jul, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting, Local Government, South Wairarapa District Council
Featherston’s rail line runs through the middle of the town. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Should Featherston’s train station move to the town centre? Two options for Featherston’s growth are out for informal consultation. EMILY IRELAND looks at how transport has...
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by Janice Dagg | 28 Jul, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting, Local Government, South Wairarapa District Council
Main Street, Featherston. PHOTO/FILE. Should Featherston’s train station move to the town centre or stay where it is? With two options for Featherston’s growth out for informal consultation, Local Democracy Reporter EMILY IRELAND looks at what the catalyst is...
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by Bevan Wills | 25 Jul, 2022 | Featherston, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Greytown, Local Democracy Reporting, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
Emily Ireland emily.ireland@age.co.nz Unfunded wastewater projects could open South Wairarapa District Council [SWDC] up to prosecution. Consenting authority Greater Wellington Regional Council has issued several “please explain” letters to SWDC over the past...
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by Bevan Wills | 25 Jul, 2022 | Featherston, South Wairarapa District Council
Emily Ireland emily.ireland@age.co.nz A sum of $300,000 may be needed to urgently fix an eroding road under which Featherston’s water supply line runs. Wellington Water has raised concerns about an historic slip on Boar Bush Rd that has the potential to impact...
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by Janice Dagg | 21 Jul, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting, South Wairarapa District Council
Water pipe repair has been an ongoing issue in south Wairarapa. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Tensions ran high during discussions on co-governance last week as South Wairarapa councillors prepared their submission on the government’s Water Services Entities Bill. The...
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