Council News
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Halloween Island is back!
NewsCalling all ghosts and ghouls – Halloween Island is returning to Queen Elizabeth Park for Tuesday 31 October, with the frightful addition of a haunted house for the first time this year.
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Senseless vandalism wrecks start to cricket season
NewsA senseless act of vandalism has wrecked the start of the new cricket season at Queen Elizabeth Park this weekend after a car was illegally driven over the cricket pitch, causing extensive damage.
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Submissions Welcomed On The Proposed Wairarapa Combined District Plan
NewsThe Proposed Wairarapa Combined District Plan will be formally notified and made open for public submissions on Wednesday 11 October 2023.
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Discussions begin on re-scoped plans for Council facilities
NewsThe Project Advisory Group formed to prepare for consultation on a Masterton Civic Facility has begun discussions around re-scoped options for the Masterton Town Hall and District Library.
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Making active plans for Henley Lake
NewsThe community is getting a say in what happens next in the Henley Lake playground space.
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Eastside Link cycleway gets go-ahead
NewsMasterton District Council today approved the construction of the Eastside Link cycleway running from the Masterton netball courts to Kuripuni.
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Hood Aerodrome infrastructure project re-scoped
NewsMasterton District Council has agreed to a re-scoping of what will be delivered as part of the Hood Aerodrome Infrastructure Upgrade Project.
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Next steps agreed for Civic Facility
NewsMasterton District Council has agreed to get costs for two options for consultation on the next steps of its planned Civic Facility project.
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Masterton District Council grants total $111,820
NewsMasterton District Council’s Awards and Grants Committee has allocated nearly $112,000 in Community Wellbeing and Community Events grants.
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Applications open for Peter Laing Memorial Trust Grants
NewsApplications are now open for Peter Laing Memorial Trust Grants are designed to assist people who intend to follow a practical farming career.
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Change to battery recycling
NewsBattery recycling is now available at Riversdale and Castlepoint transfer stations.
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Welcoming Week packed with activities in Masterton
NewsA host of events and activities culminating in a cultural festival on Park Street are in store for locals and newcomers in Masterton for Welcoming Week (1-9 September).
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Masterton Mayor calls out bad behaviour
NewsMasterton Mayor Gary Caffell is raising concerns about increasingly aggressive and threatening behaviour being directed at Council staff.
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Masterton’s Christmas parade returns to Queen Street
NewsMasterton’s Christmas parade will take place on Saturday 2 December, along Queen Street.
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Mayor cuts ribbon on drill hall memorial
NewsMasterton Mayor Gary Caffell today cut the ribbon on a memorial to Masterton’s Regimental and Drill Hall on the corner of Chapel Street and Lincoln Road, Masterton.
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Work to increase Panama Village parking
NewsWork has begun on extending the carpark at Panama Village, with Higgins awarded the contract for the work.
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Alternative cycleway route to be investigated
NewsMasterton District Council will investigate an alternative route for the proposed Eastside Link cycleway between Lansdowne and Kuripuni.
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Support for library passes $500,000 mark
NewsMore than 30 years of support for Masterton District Library by the Masterton Trust Lands Trust is being celebrated following the latest grant of $25,000.
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Customer satisfaction results released
NewsMasterton District Council today released the results of its three-yearly customer satisfaction survey.
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Council welcomes further analysis on planned crossing closures
NewsMasterton District Council has welcomed news that KiwiRail will be undertaking a more detailed assessment into the rail crossings along the Wairarapa Line.
