Regional Council secures extra funding for Hutt rail line
GWRC today announced it has secured an additional $2.3 million from NZTA to renew sections of the Hutt rail line so that speed restrictions that have caused delays for commuters…
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Collaborative approach to flood protection in Masterton
A collaborative approach to flood protection in Masterton, with the long-term objective of achieving a 100-year level of protection, plus allowance for climate change, has been has been agreed by Masterton District Council…
Coast and rivers users lap up information
Wellington's coast and rivers users are lapping up information on water quality and want more, according to a recent online survey. The very popular electronic survey ran for just five weeks…
More Park & Ride to meet Waikanae commuter demand
An end to parking woes at Waikanae Station is in sight with a decision today by Greater Wellington Regional Council to buy the land on which the Waikanae Hotel currently…
Information flows at River Scheme AGMs
Last week eight of Wairarapa's ten river scheme committees met in in Masterton to discuss work programmes for 2015/16, elect chairmen, agree scheme rates and understand more about riverworks resource…
Sign up for carpooling this week - there's no better time!
If you're keen to save money, be a little kinder to the environment and meet some new people, then carpooling could well be the way to go - and there's no…
First of Wellington's newest trains arrive
The first pair of two-car units from Wellingtons new batch of Matangi trains arrived by boat from Korea yesterday morning (Sunday 24 May). The two-car units are the first of 35…
Wairarapa Moana Winter Newsletter
Here's a copy of the lastest issue of the Wairarapa Moana NEWS (Winter 2015) (PDF 615 KB) . Read about recent community events, workshops, surveys and other updates.
Volunteers help with kakahi (freshwater mussel) count
Volunteers got involved in the first annual kākahi survey at Lake Wairarapa in March. They waded into the lake to collect kākahi, then identify, assess and measure them. This is…
Yesterday's rainfall: by the numbers
Yesterday's rain in some places was the heaviest seen for more than 50 years, Greater Wellington Regional Council's rainfall and river level monitoring equipment showed. The heavy rain that affected the…