The WEDS Forum are seeking input from the Wairarapa community to inform a baseline of current perceptions and future needs for our...

The potential of Wairarapa will be unleashed through a new Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy. WellingtonNZ, the region’s economic...

Find a copy of the Wairarapa Water Resilience Strategy May 2021. Foreword: Dame Margaret Bazley ONZ, DMNZ Chairperson of the Wairarapa...

A collaborative approach to keeping tabs on the Wairarapa workforce is paying dividends for the local economy. Meeting regularly, the...

29 January 2021 Media Release - Dame Margaret to step down from WEDS After two years at the helm, Dame Margaret Bazely is set to step...

The Wairarapa Regional Skills Leadership Group launched the Wairarapa Workforce Plan, yesterday at the Carterton Events Centre. The...

Survey of skill requirements for construction, infrastructure and related trades in the Wairarapa The Wairarapa Regional Skills...

Infometrics provided a customised briefing on COVID-19 on May 4th. A short written summary of the presentation can be read here: The...

Please check this site before others: www.covid19.govt.nz 24 April 2020 Did you miss the Swiftly.nz webinar? Here's the recording....

Media Statement 15 January 2020 An announcement from Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau today of over $7m in Provincial Growth Fund [PGF]...

The WEDS Team attended Ruruku: Whakaoriori, an interactive workshop to shape the vision and development of a Māori strategy for Te Upoko...

A pilot programme with an innovative new farm training initiative could begin in Wairarapa as early as January 2020, pending student...

The WaiPay Project team held a third workshop on 7th November at Ten O’Clock Cookie Bakery Café in Masterton. (The project also ran two...

The WEDS Food Action Group has been developing a business plan for various elements of the Wairarapa Food and Beverage Hub to ensure...

*The WEDS team hosted MPI and the Provincial Development Unit to discuss the Wairarapa Food & Beverage Hub application, in particular the...

The promise of delivering primary sector skills training in the region by early 2020 took a step forward with the confirmation of $60,000...

*The WaiPay project was introduced, with a focus on an event on 14 October at which packages and rates offers will be announced, along...

Attracting consumer spend to Wairarapa’s retailers is about to become much easier with the introduction of “The WaiPay Project”. The...

*Support provided to the team at Pukaha Mt Bruce in the preparation of their PGF funding application to expand and enhance the visitor...

*The team supported the Martinborough Dark Sky Society with connections to assist their economic plan for the region. Meetings were...