Council News
The judging panel for the 2026 ANZ Business of the Year Awards had high praise for the standard of entries received this year.
Ashburton District residents are being warned about traffic congestion on State Highway 1 this weekend, with extra traffic expected because of an event in Christchurch.
Our Annual Plan discussions will continue into the next fortnight and we expect to have a draft plan ready by 11 March.
Ashburton District Council is proposing to create a dedicated Lake Hood Manager role as part of its draft 2026/27 Annual Plan, reflecting the scale of work required to secure the lake’s long-term future.
There was a good turnout to the public information session at the Ruapuna Hall last week, when about 35 people came along to hear about the future of the Cracroft and Klondyke stockwater intakes.
Retail strategy experts Lorraine Nicholson and Chris Wilkinson are heading to Ashburton next week and they’re keen to talk – in cafes, laundromats and butcher shops, as well as in workshops they’re organising to help reinvigorate the town centre.
Locally owned and operated Greg Donaldson Contracting, has won the supreme award at the ANZ Business of the Year Awards 2026.
Wheels will soon be turning at Mid Canterbury’s new bike skills park, which has been gifted $100,000 from Lottery Community Facilities.
Photographer Bill Irwin shares his love of photography and advice on how to get a great photo of heritage buildings, as he prepares to judge Heritage New Zealand’s Mid & South Canterbury photo competition, held in partnership with Rokowhiria Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum.
Council is looking at the future of the Tinwald drinking water bore, which continues to show higher levels of nitrates than other bores used for community supplies.
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