Council News
A rise in the value and number of building consents issued by Council in the past year has been led by new urban subdivisions and confidence in the local building sector.
The historic footbridge over the railway in Ashburton will be out of action for at least three weeks, with engineers confirming damage to a support pier on the western pedestrian approach after a car crashed into it this week.
Council has begun planning a monitoring programme at Lake Hood to better understand the water temperature and level of dissolved oxygen in two areas of the lake.
The Tinwald viaduct will be closed to vehicles until KiwiRail can repair an overhead beam that was damaged by an excavator being towed on a trailer a week ago.
Council will soon be writing to more than 1000 households in the district, inviting them to apply for a rates rebate.
Work to renew water pipes on Tancred Street and Philip Street in Ashburton will begin on 7 July, with road closures in the affected areas.
Rakaia residents are being asked to conserve water on Monday 7 July when new UV disinfection equipment at the town’s water treatment plant is being commissioned.
Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for Lake Hood on 20/03/2025.
The nomination period for the 2025 local elections has kicked off today, Friday 4 July, and people wanting to stand have about a month to return their nomination forms.
Parts of Allenton, between Allens Road and Farm Road, could experience low water pressure next week as part of work to upgrade the Argyle Park water treatment plant.
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