Council News
Plans for a new bike skills park in the Ashburton Domain have received a $115,000 injection via a grant from the Lion Foundation.
Our long-time favourite Christmas event, the Great Santa Hunt, once again heads the list of activities in this summer’s What’s On Guide.
Households on the Ashburton drinking water scheme might experience periodic low pressure for the next few weeks while contractors upgrade the Ashburton Domain water treatment plant.
Contractors working on the demolition of the old Polytech building on Cameron Street are getting ready to move into stage two of the project, now that asbestos has been removed by a specialist team.
To help residents and businesses plan for the Christmas and New Year period, here’s a summary of Council services over the holiday period from 24 December 2025 to 5 January 2026 – there are a few temporary changes to operating hours at some facilities.
Council’s new roading operations and maintenance contractor Fulton Hogan Ashburton will initially concentrate on digouts and linemarking when it takes over the job on 1 December.
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Mini golf enthusiasts can now book a round at Mini Mid Canterbury, the district's new mini golf course.
A big line-up of local entertainment is planned for Light up the Night, Council's Christmas festival on 29 November.
Ashburton District Council is urging residents to keep contaminated coloured sand products out their kerbside rubbish bins and instead bring them to the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park.
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