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Civil Defence monitoring after heavy rain warning
Ashburton Civil Defence Emergency Management is monitoring conditions and advising people to stay up to date with the latest forecasts after MetService issued an orange Heavy Rain Warning for Mid Canterbury.
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Hinds water treatment plant upgraded
New filtration and UV disinfection equipment at the Hinds water treatment plant will be commissioned this week, with no disruption for those connected to the township’s supply.
Car maintenance advice at free, learning event
Council is teaming up with Toyota Ashburton and Zonta to run a free session for women to learn more about car maintenance, including how to fit new wipers and check the oil in their car.
Local Elections: Are your enrolment details up to date?
Ashburton District Council and the Electoral Commission will hold a community open day on 29 May to encourage people to make sure their enrolment details, including their postal address, are up to date, so they can vote in the local elections later this year.
Carters Creek planting volunteers sought
On its two-year anniversary, the Carters Creek Catchment Group will celebrate with a planting day after receiving support from Council to enhance the waterway.
EA Networks supports Glow in the Park for 2025
Mid Canterbury’s largest community event is back for another year, with EA Networks proud to contribute to the success of the event as a key sponsor.
Civil Defence: From response to recovery
What happens when there’s no longer a significant risk to people’s lives or property following a civil defence emergency?
Anzac Day in the Ashburton District
The public holiday on Anzac Day 2025 will bring some changes to Council services and facilities.
Council partners with ANZ for business awards
Ashburton District Council has again welcomed ANZ bank as the naming partner for the 2026 Business of the Year Awards.
Council Brief
A weekly roundup of our top news and important notices. Council Brief is published every Thursday in the Ashburton Courier, Ashburton Guardian and on this website.
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Public Notices
Latest Public Notice
From the Mayor & CE
CE Hamish Riach: Weighty decisions about water for Council
It's been a week of big decisions, many about water: the second Ashburton bridge has cleared its last administrative hurdle, water reforms that affect this district are out for consultation and Lake Hood is closed until further notice because of cyanobacteria.
MAYOR: Big water services decisions ahead, have your say
There’s a very big piece of Council work open now for feedback, and it’s about services that we mostly take for granted.
Upcoming meetings
Workshops
30 April 2025, 1.00 pm
Workshops
30 April 2025, 3.30 pm
Council
7 May 2025, 1.00 pm
COMMITTEE: Three Waters
14 May 2025, 10.30 am
COMMITTEE: Audit & Risk
14 May 2025, 1.00 pm
Road Closures
BLANDS ROAD
from 17 May 9:00 to 17 May 16:30
WITHELLS ROAD CLOSURE
from 17 Apr 6:00 to 9 May 18:00
EALING ROAD CLOSURE
from 17 Apr 6:00 to 9 May 18:00
TREVORS ROAD
from 7 Apr 7:00 to 27 Jun 18:00
MICHAEL STREET
from 7 Apr 8:00 to 7 Apr 17:00
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Ashburton District Council Events
Hakatere Noodle Festival 2025
Ashburton District Council
The Hakatere Noodle Festival is back with more yummy dishes and free entertainment.
Light up the Night 2025
Ashburton District Council
Ashburton kicks off the season of Christmas festivities with Light up the Night. Join us for a night of food, fun and the jolly man...
EA Networks Glow in the Park 2025
Ashburton District Council
Save the Date!Glow Up Your Winter! Bring your family and join us for three magical nights of light, music, food and fun for all ages...
English language drop in
Ashburton Library
Come to Te Kete Tuhinga Ashburton Library on Friday mornings for practice in English with Jeane, a trained, retired teacher.Every Friday at 9amWould...
Facilities News
Ashburton Library joins modern libraries on the rise
Library
Ashburton Library is cresting a wave of increasing library membership and use, along with other modern libraries around the country.
New shared reception area coming to AAGM
Art Gallery and Museum
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum will close for two weeks after the April school holidays to combine two reception areas into one on the ground floor and create new exhibition space on the upper floor.
What's on this April holidays?
Library
Following the success of the first summer holiday What’s on Guide, an autumn holiday guide has now hit countertops at Council facilities.
Repair coming for hydro pool
EA Networks Centre
The EA Networks Centre’s hydro pool will be closed for about a week from 7 April to address a sand filtration issue.Other pools in the centre will not be affected but members will be emailed with the option to put their pool membership on hold.
Project News
Stockwater Exit: Water balance report commissioned
2025 News
Council has commissioned a water balance report for the Washpen/Mt Harding Creek system, as part of its work on the future of the Pudding Hill stockwater intake.
Stockwater Exit: Pudding Hill wider survey
2025 News
Methven community members who came along to a public meeting about the future of the Pudding Hill stockwater intake are being encouraged to take part in Council’s online survey about the intake.
Stockwater Exit Transition Plan: First intake surveys in the mail
2025 News
Land owners who have water races on or adjacent to their property and who pay stockwater rates for water from the Methven Auxiliary Intake are receiving letters this week asking them to take part in a survey about the future of the intake.
NW Ashburton wastewater extension project moves to final stage
North West Ashburton Waste Water Servicing
Contractors will return to Allens Road at the end of May to begin the final stage of the North West Ashburton wastewater extension project.
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Alerts & advisories
Hosing ban for Methven during water plant maintenance
Council is implementing a hosing ban on the Methven and Methven Springfield water supplies from Wednesday 26 February to allow maintenance on one of the reservoirs at the Methven water treatment plant.
Hakatere water notice extended by three days
Council is extending the conserve water notice for the Hakatere drinking water supply for another three days so additional work can be done on the water plant infrastructure.
Overnight disruption for Hinds water supply
The Hinds drinking water supply will be temporarily shutdown overnight (Wednesday 5 February) between the hours of 11pm and 3am, to allow for urgent repairs following the discovery of a leak in a watermain at the water treatment plant earlier today.
Conserve water notices – Mayfield, Hakatere Huts and Chertsey
Residents of Mayfield, Chertsey and Hakatere Huts are being asked to conserve drinking water on various days this week.