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Thursday 13th December 2018 Media Statement: Councillors support Carterton Hotel investigations Carterton District councillors voted yesterday to support a report tabled at an extraordinary Council meeting to make council land available for an 80 plus bed hotel...

Greater Wellington Regional Council’s has recently formed a partnership with Dung Beetle Innovations to launch the first region-wide release of non-native dung beetles in New Zealand. This is something GWRC are very passionate about and would like to share with...

A extraordinary council meeting will be held today at the Carterton Events Centre for Councillors to consider a report that would  make council land available for a 100 room hotel development. The council owned land currently operates as the operations depot and is...

Media Statement: Tuesday 11th December 2018 Delayed Mudfish relocation set to get underway  For the past few months Carterton District Council has been planning to re home native mudfish found on Daleton Farm, ahead of construction of 200,000m3 storage ponds. However,...

Media Statement Carterton and South Wairarapa libraries set their sights on “fee free.”          The Wairarapa Library Service which oversees the strategy and direction of the three South Wairarapa libraries and Carterton are currently proposing to go “fee free” by...

    Monday 3rd December 2018   Media Statement -Waste minimisation encouraged these holidays The three Wairarapa Councils and waste management contractor Earthcare are encouraging residents to minimise waste these holidays and remember the two-recycling...

Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy Media Statement Friday 30th November 2018 Economic strategy’s implementation phase gets underway. Work has commenced on the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy following its launch  on Monday 12th November, The Strategy is...

Carterton District Council and Greater Wellington have been working together to ensure both that at risk native mudfish are looked after while infrastructure improvements within the site can go ahead. Our intention remains to work together so that we can begin...

CDC are proud to be contributing to improved water quality following the announcement from Greater Wellington Regional Council that Ruamahanga has been recognised nationally for its improved water quality. The recognition of Ruamahanga’s improved water quality was...

Thank you to everyone who has shared their concerns about the smell at our wastewater treatment facility. We are currently working towards rectifying this issue. While we get it under control we have stopped the flow into the offending pond, and are working on the...

MEDIA RELEASE STRATEGY SEEKS TO MAXIMISE THE WAIRARAPA ADVANTAGE Wairarapa has set itself an aspirational goal to offer the best of rural and urban living in a strategy for economic development unveiled this evening. The Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy is the...

Media Statement – Carterton Events Centre Finalist for EVANZ Awards 2018   The team at Carterton Events Centre are delighted to announce they have been confirmed as finalists for the Ticketmaster Small Venue of the Year at the EVANZ Awards 2018. The annual EVANZ...

MEDIA RELEASE 5 November 2018 Minister to support launch of Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy The Regional Economic Development Minister, Hon Shane Jones, will join key Wairarapa stakeholders in Masterton for the launch of the  region’s new economic development...

We’ve had a busy month! We launched the Positive Ageing Strategy survey at the Age Concern Expo in September and haven’t looked back since with surveys, interviews, research and planning our community workshops.  You can follow what's happening through our regular...