Council News
Council has taken the banded dotterel, Pohowera, under its wing in this year’s Bird of the Year competition and is encouraging Ashburton district residents to vote for it.
It’s almost time to Drop, Cover and Hold as part of our national earthquake drill, the New Zealand ShakeOut 2022.
Ashburton District has welcomed at least 200 new citizens in the past two years and about 100 of them were at the Ashburton Event Centre last week to celebrate their new citizenship status.
Neil Brown has been re-elected as the Ashburton District Mayor by a large majority in the Local Elections.
Council has applied for resource consent to relocate the Boer War memorial from Baring Square East to Baring Square West, where it will sit with Ashburton’s other war memorials.
I’m proud to be leading the Ashburton District once again and looking forward to building a great team with the new and returning Councillors.
Ever wondered why the Methven Domain always looks so good? Or how the Mt Somers Memorial Hall managed its recent facelift? It’s your local Reserve Board, Domain Board or Hall Board in action, quietly working with Council to get things done.
Hinds School has received $7000 from the Creative Communities Scheme to create a special sculptural artwork that tells the story and identity of the school and rohe.
Several old-man pines will be removed from the southern side of the Rakaia Gorge bridge later this month as part of an intensive weed control project to help protect the area’s rare and precious native plants and trees.
Contractors working on the $3.285 million North West Ashburton wastewater project are ahead of schedule and have moved from Allens Road to Carters Road.