by Christine Dornan | 16 Jun, 2022 | Local News, South Wairarapa District Council
Hinakura Rd could only be navigated by foot on Tuesday. PHOTO/PIP WILKINSON Hinakura Road wiped out yet again THEO GERRITSEN, EVA DE JONG and ISABELLA CLEARY news@age.co.nz A massive and destructive slip has wiped out an 80m stretch of Hinakura Rd. The same section of...
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by Christine Dornan | 14 Jun, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting
Heavy, continual rain is a threat to New Zealand, particularly rural areas. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM Three Wairarapa council bosses say consultation on the Government’s draft National Adaptation Plan [NAP] for climate change was “rushed”. The NAP sets the direction for...
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by Christine Dornan | 13 Jun, 2022 | Carterton District Council, Local Democracy Reporting
PHOTO/FILE A “barrier to participation” for Maori voters is set to be removed. But due to a lengthy process ahead, it won’t be in time for this year’s local government elections. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi said that the Maori Electoral Option would be changed to...
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by Bevan Wills | 13 Jun, 2022 | Masterton, Masterton District Council
GRACE PRIOR grace.prior@age.co.nz Masterton’s Queen St is lined with earthquake-prone buildings, with 12 new notices being handed out to businesses this year. Of the 12 buildings identified this year, 11 were considered high-risk. An earthquake rating of 20 per cent...
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by Bevan Wills | 12 Jun, 2022 | Carterton District Council, Local News
EMILY IRELAND emily.ireland@age.co.nz A “barrier to participation” for Maori voters is set to be removed. But due to a lengthy process ahead, it won’t be in time for this year’s local government elections. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi said that the Maori...
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by Christine Dornan | 11 Jun, 2022 | Carterton District Council, Local Democracy Reporting, Local Government
Carterton landowners are providing feedback on the council’s eastern growth plan. PHOTO/GRACE PRIOR Carterton residents are worried they will be charged residential rates for their rural pieces of paradise, forcing them to subdivide and fulfil the council’s growth...
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by Christine Dornan | 10 Jun, 2022 | Carterton District Council, Local Democracy Reporting, South Wairarapa District Council
PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM South Wairarapa and Carterton district councils’ shared roading contract is under scrutiny as elected members weigh up strains on roading staff. Along with covid and material shortages, roading staff vacancies at both councils were adding to the...
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by Christine Dornan | 10 Jun, 2022 | Carterton District Council, Local Democracy Reporting, Local Government, Local News
Carterton Mayor Greg Lang wearing a cap and goggles, with council chief executive Geoff Hamilton. The new wastewater reservoir is being filled with groundwater. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Carterton District Council [CDC] has battled significant challenges in its wastewater...
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