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…
Archive: 2015
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…
Karori School children concerned about what's going into their stream
Students at Karori West Normal School are distressed about the pollutants which are being released into the stream which runs alongside their school after authorities investigated five pollution incidents in…
2014/15 beach and river water quality report
Over the long hot summer Otaki River, Breaker and Princess bays and Waingawa, Waiohine and Tauherenikau rivers were the top spots for swimming. The preliminary analysis of 2014/15 beach and river…
Public support lifts public transport and cycling up priority list for transport improvements in the Wellington region
Public transport and cycling are big winners in a new transport plan for the Wellington region approved today by the Regional Transport Committee but some major strategic roading initiatives will…
Anzac weekend disruptions mean careful travel planning critical
Wellingtonians are being warned to plan ahead in order to cope with what could be the biggest disruption to public transport the city has ever seen as thousands flock to…