Council News
How councils consult with their communities has changed a lot over the years.
Feedback from the Government’s three waters working group was ”predictably disappointing” according to the group representing 1.5 million New Zealanders and almost half of New Zealand’s territorial local authorities, including the Ashburton District Council.
Finished with your disposable face mask or rapid antigen test? Put them in the rubbish bin as neither can be recycled.
A special ceremony at the Rakaia Gorge last weekend marked the completion of a project designed to improve safety for sightseers and share the area’s Maori cultural history.
Rarely-seen artworks, including models, paintings and old aerial photographs tell a story of the changing face of Ashburton in a new exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum.
The ANZ Business of the Year Awards and gala dinner have been rescheduled to later this year because of the increase in Covid-19 numbers and current restrictions.
If you’ve borrowed a Jack Reacher book from the Ashburton Public Library recently, you’re in good company.
Two trees will be removed from West Street, near Formosa, on Sunday and six new trees more suitable for the area will be planted.
Hundreds of thousands of litres of rainwater are being harvested each year from the roof of the EA Networks Centre (EANC) and recycled for irrigation and washdowns.
Inflation, covid-related stresses and new property valuations have combined to have a big impact on rates this next financial year.