Council News
Twenty-six residents have realised their dream of becoming a New Zealand citizen after receiving their certificate of citizenship at a ceremony in Ashburton this month.
Ashburton District Council is advising residents that its e-services will be temporarily unavailable on the Council website tomorrow morning (Saturday 27 March, 2021) but should return to normal in the afternoon.
All parks will be closed on Friday 2 April, Monday 5 April and Sunday 25 April 2021. The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be open Saturday 3 April, Sunday 4 April and Monday 26 April 2021, while the Rakaia Resource Recovery Park and Methven Green Waste will be closed on these days.
All Parks will be closed on Sunday 25 April 2021. The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be open Monday 26 April, while the Rakaia Resource Recovery Park and Methven Green Waste will remain closed.
Applications close at 5 pm on Monday 29 March 2021 for the funding to be allocated in July 2020. Application forms and full criteria for each scheme are available
Residents can now see what their future rates bills may look like under the Ashburton District Council's proposed 2021-31 Long-Term Plan, now out for consultation.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is calling for tenders to construct two safer intersections at Walnut Avenue in Ashburton as part of the NZ Upgrade Programme.
Ashburton District Council's $10 million Ashburton Relief Sewer (ARS) project on the eastern side of town will begin making headway next week, and drivers are being advised the work will impact parts of Wakanui Road.
The bulk of East Street's new footpath and cycleway on the western side of East Street is now complete, and next week, work will be underway to connect new water pipes between East and Burnett Streets.
People who come across wandering dogs or witness dangerous canine behaviour in their neighbourhood are being urged to make the Council's Animal Control service their first port of call.