We are a community initiative to protect and enhance the beautiful dark skies and natural wildlife habitats we enjoy. Preserve, protect, enhance and promote the Wairarapa region’s pristine dark skies for future generations.
The South Wairarapa District Council is proposing a plan change to the Wairarapa Combined District Plan to manage light pollution better.
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On the streets, we need lights that shine down and are environmentally friendly. At home, we must turn the lights off when we don’t use them.
Continue reading “The solution to light pollution is simple”
And help us measure light pollution on your street.
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At meetings Wednesday the councils of South Wairarapa and Carterton District Councils formally adopted new lighting controls which are needed to comply with the rules of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) for formal dark sky reserve status.
The Wairarapa Dark Sky Association, which grew out of the founding Martinborough Dark Sky Society group, plans to lodge a full International Dark Sky Association “dark sky reserve” accreditation bid by late 2020. When the reserve encompasses the Wairarapa region from South Coast to north of Masterton, it could become one of the world’s largest dark sky reserves.
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Our Principal Sponsor, Westpac,
generously co-funded the development of an economic study of the impact of dark sky accreditation on the Wairarapa economy.
“A number of Wairarapa organisations have generously sponsored our network of light meters across the Wairarapa District. Six meters are up and running, with more to come in the near future.
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Wairarapa Dark Sky Association 