Nearly $17,000 has been donated to Masterton District Council by the people of Ashburton District, which adopted Masterton District as part of Local Government NZ’s “Adopt-a-Community” initiative to encourage support of areas hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell and Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty are asking Waka Kotahi to reconsider its decision to impose an 80km/h speed limit on the open stretches of road on State Highway 2 between Carterton and Featherston.
Masterton District Council will next month consider making land available at Henley Lake for a fenced dog park.
Masterton District Council is now inviting interested businesses in Masterton to join a new Retailers’ Business Group being set up to help address challenges around antisocial behaviour and to help bring back vibrancy and positivity to the Masterton CBD.
Around 80 people gathered at Solway School on Saturday for the very colourful Hindu festival of Holi, celebrated for what is thought to be the first time in Wairarapa.
