Pedestrians and cyclists would still be allowed access to the unformed legal road in the Cape Palliser area.
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October 8, 2025
Despite its rotten weatherboards and door sills, the building still had the charm of yesteryear, held together with number-8 wire Kiwi ingenuity.
October 6, 2025
The owner of Tinui Bar and Cafe's suitability was called into question by the council's licensing inspector due to his behaviour towards the police.
October 1, 2025
The current town hall in Masterton, which is set to be demolished, was deemed earthquake-prone in 2016.
September 26, 2025
South Wairarapa District councillors scrapped an initial proposal to ban all access to an unformed legal road in the Cape Palliser area for three years.
September 24, 2025
The council’s initial proposal, which was heavily opposed, was to temporarily restrict all access to a paper road in Cape Palliser for three years to allow the land to regenerate.
September 20, 2025
Apologies have been made to candidates Andrea Rutene and Whitu Karauna but they labelled the omission a "serious failure of democratic process".
September 11, 2025
Forest and Bird's advocating for proactive regulation, including desexing and identification of owned cats.
September 9, 2025
Tinui Bar and Cafe owner Maru Turner’s behaviour towards the police attending was seen as rude and inappropriate by the inspector.
September 5, 2025
Around 660 tonnes of solids were removed from the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant after more than 50 years of build-up.
August 19, 2025
The Wairarapa Line has been plagued with reliability and punctuality issues due to insufficient staffing and maintenance work.
August 18, 2025
Truck driver Leon Sheeran sought $2.4 million for lost earnings after damaging his tail bone in the fall in 2019.
August 14, 2025
Some funeral directors say the WINZ Funeral Grant doesn’t match the burial fees imposed by councils in many parts of the country.
July 15, 2025
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The Remutaka Hill road was recognised by the New Zealand Transport Agency as one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the country.
July 1, 2025
Aircraft with more than 30 seats could not operate because the current proposal for a 90-metre runway.
June 24, 2025
At a Policy and Projects committee meeting on Wednesday, councillors endorsed a trial to compost the waste, which could stand to make the council money, if successful.
June 18, 2025
Several years’ worth of illegal fly-tipping was discovered down a bank near Cape Palliser Rd early last year.
April 28, 2025
Masterton District Council recently consulted on an updated dog control policy and bylaw which attracted 135 submissions from the community.
April 10, 2025
Some residents who live on the highway will go about five days without vehicle access to their properties.
March 26, 2025
As a member of the LGBTTQIA+ community, councillor Rebecca Gray said the threat of harm for specific communities was increasing on Meta platforms.
March 14, 2025
District council hopes it can pull its speed review out of limbo with a request to the Transport Minister.
February 21, 2025
Mayor Ron Mark said eventually "these idiot racers, these clowns, are going to get it wrong and someone is going to get killed".
February 20, 2025
The proposed policy, which must be reviewed every five years, would be out for consultation until March 21.
The former Wairarapa DHB sued Masterton District Council for $90 million in damages, plus interest and costs, to remedy the defective Wairarapa Hospital.
February 10, 2025
Wairarapa leaders have called for an independent review of safety improvements previously made to State Highway 2.
February 5, 2025
