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Council To Deliberate On Climate Action Plan Submissions

Monday, 22 August 2022, 4:07 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council will on Wednesday (24 August) deliberate on its draft Climate Action Plan, after receiving 87 written submissions and hearing in person from 23 submitters. The Council has been working with a climate change community ... More >>

Nominations Closed For Masterton Elections

Friday, 12 August 2022, 5:35 pm | Masterton District Council

Nominations have now closed in the Masterton Local Elections for 2022. Candidate nominations in the Masterton District as at noon today (12 August) are as follows: Masterton District Council Mayor (1 vacancy): · Craig Bowyer · Gary Caffell · ... More >>

How Should Masterton Spend $3.88 Million?

Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 12:37 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council is asking residents how it should spend $3.88 million in funding being offered by the Government as part of the ‘Better Off’ support package in the Three Waters Reforms. In April, the Government announced that councils ... More >>

Ombudsman's Findings Welcomed

Monday, 11 July 2022, 7:25 pm | Masterton District Council

11 July 2022 The Ombudsman has rejected complaints that Masterton District Council’s public consultation about financing the Civic Facility was flawed and not compliant with Local Government Act 2002. The complainant also said the decision not to inform ... More >>

2022/23 Annual Plan Adopted – New Fees And Charges

Friday, 1 July 2022, 2:27 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council has adopted its Annual Plan for 2022/23, and new fees and charges, along with an associated average residential rates increase of 6.8 per cent. The increase is after allowing for a 1.8 per cent growth in the rating database ... More >>

Office Of Auditor-General’s Response Welcomed

Thursday, 26 May 2022, 4:02 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson has welcomed the response by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) to complaints relating to Council decisions around the Civic Facility. In a response released today, the OAG said it had received complaints about whether ... More >>

New Council To Decide Next Steps On Civic Facility Project

Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 5:38 am | Masterton District Council

23 May 2022 The next steps in Masterton District Council’s Civic Facility project will be a matter for the new Council, to be elected in October. An extraordinary meeting of the Council tonight (23 May) approved complementary work, including a ... More >>

Council Gives Police Authority To Trespass Individuals From QE Park

Thursday, 21 April 2022, 3:46 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council has responded to incidents of antisocial behaviour at Queen Elizabeth Park by giving Police delegated authority to trespass individuals under the Trespass Act 1980. “This is not a step we take lightly, and comes after ... More >>

New Temporary Home For Wairarapa Archive

Thursday, 7 April 2022, 9:53 am | Masterton District Council

Wairarapa Archive’s staff and collection will be brought back under one roof, with a new temporary location for the Archive secured in Albert Street, Masterton. The premises require considerable fitting out, including shelving, but it is hoped ... More >>

Healthy Submissions On More Housing At Panama Village

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 1:48 pm | Masterton District Council

Nearly 30 submissions have been received in the first two weeks of Masterton District Council’s consultation on amending the Long-Term Plan 2021-31, to progress plans to build more housing on the vacant land at Panama Village. In June 2021 the Council ... More >>

Government Boost For Masterton Assets

Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:43 pm | Masterton District Council

The Masterton District Council is welcoming the Government’s commitment of $11.3 million for community assets. Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced the funding commitment at Hood Aerodrome this afternoon as part of the Government’s package ... More >>

World-leading Tech Aims To Improve Masterton’s Air Quality

Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:20 pm | Masterton District Council

World-leading technology has been rolled out across Masterton to get a better picture of the town’s air quality during winter. The Greater Wellington Regional Council, Masterton District Council and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research ... More >>

MDC offers condolences to Lochore family

Sunday, 4 August 2019, 2:59 pm | Masterton District Council

Statement from Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson: News of Sir Brian Lochore’s passing is deeply saddening and, on behalf of the Masterton community, I offer my sincere condolences to Pam and the Lochore family. More >>

Public to provide direction on future of Masterton Town Hall

Thursday, 1 August 2019, 11:59 am | Masterton District Council

The Masterton community will help decide the future of Masterton’s Town Hall in a formal consultation planned for later this year. More >>

Water and wellbeing the big challenges for Masterton

Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 9:13 am | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council has laid out its biggest challenges in a report to inform discussion ahead of the local government election in October. More >>

Masterton District Council offers condolences

Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 4:27 pm | Masterton District Council

It is with profound sadness that Masterton District Council, the owner and operator of Hood Aerodrome, offers its condolences to the families and friends of those lost in the aircraft incident on Sunday 16th June. More >>

Masterton District Council: Aircraft incident

Sunday, 16 June 2019, 1:16 pm | Masterton District Council

Hood Aerodrome, owned and operated by Masterton District Council, is supporting police and emergency services following an aircraft incident near Masterton this morning. More >>

Masterton confirmed as refugee resettlement location

Thursday, 7 February 2019, 1:02 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson has welcomed the Coalition Government’s decision to include Masterton as one of five new refugee resettlement locations. More >>

Council breaks ground on library development

Friday, 18 January 2019, 11:49 am | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council is developing the Library Learning Centre – Te Puna Ako on the vacant site next to the library in Queen Street. More >>

Masterton Council to procure own roading contract

Friday, 21 December 2018, 1:30 pm | Masterton District Council

Masterton District Council has decided to procure its own roading services contract managed independently rather than pursuing a shared service across the three Wairarpa councils at this time. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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