by Bevan Wills | 26 May, 2022 | Featherston, Greytown, Local News, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
Emily Ireland emily.ireland@age.co.nz All three of South Wairarapa’s urban wastewater treatment plants are non-compliant, documents from Wellington Water [WW] show. While wastewater issues in Featherston had taken the spotlight in recent years, a WW report...
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by Bevan Wills | 25 May, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
GEORGE SHIERS george.shiers@age.co.nz Repairs to South Wairarapa’s Cape Palliser Rd have lasted less than one month, with large swells once again taking chunks out of the tarmac. The road saw similar damage at the same location after a storm made South Wairarapa...
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by Christine Dornan | 18 May, 2022 | Featherston, Local Democracy Reporting, Local News, South Wairarapa District Council
Hodder Farm in Featherston, where land-based wastewater irrigation trials would be under way. PHOTO/FILE Shortlisted options for Featherston’s long-term wastewater treatment range from $30 million to $215m, a Wellington Water report states. But the details of these...
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by Christine Dornan | 12 May, 2022 | Carterton District Council, Local Democracy Reporting, Local News, Masterton District Council, South Wairarapa District Council
GRAPHIC/TIMES-AGE Transition to Three Waters comes at a cost Transitioning to the new Three Waters structure will cost Carterton District Council $850,000 in staff time and resources over the next two years. And similar pictures are being painted in neighbouring...
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by Christine Dornan | 7 May, 2022 | Local Democracy Reporting, Local News, South Wairarapa District Council
Rates will increase by about $7 a week for South Wairarapa urban residential ratepayers. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Urban residential ratepayers in South Wairarapa can expect their rates bills to increase an average of $6-7 a week once the council adopts its Annual Plan at...
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by Christine Dornan | 5 May, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Local Government, Local News, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
In October 2015, South Wairarapa District Council issued a notice to the owner of this bach affected by erosion on Cape Palliser Rd, stating that it must be removed or demolished as it was deemed dangerous under the Building Act. PHOTO/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE The Wairarapa...
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by Christine Dornan | 29 Apr, 2022 | Cape Palliser, Local News, South Wairarapa District Council
Heavy swell has eaten chunks out of Cape Palliser Rd. PHOTOS/MARY ARGUE MARY ARGUE mary.argue@age.co.nz Heavy waves have ripped chunks out of Cape Palliser Rd, prompting road closures and warnings to motorists on the south coast. Consistently large swells on South...
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by Bevan Wills | 4 Apr, 2022 | Local News, Martinborough, South Wairarapa District Council
Martinborough Fair April 2021. PHOTO/FILE One of the region’s most iconic events has been given the green light to proceed. After months of uncertainty navigating changing covid regulations and considering different venues, the Martinborough Fair is now tipped to...
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