Council News
Ashburton District Council has contracted ChristchurchNZ to provide tourism promotion for the district for the next three years.
Ashburton District Council is encouraging local businesses to apply for government support during escalated Covid-19 Alert Levels - this includes financial support as well as advice on making decisions regarding staffing and compliance.
Hang in there is the phrase of the week, as we wait to see if contacts of the Auckland Covid cluster develop into cases in the South Island.
Ashburton Library wants to know how lockdown 2.0 is going for you and is running a competition to find the best stories – using words or art.
Council is very conscious of the number of potholes being reported and we know there are definitely valid concerns at the moment.
Ashburton District Council will consult the community later in the year over future expectations for the Lake Clearwater settlement, on the back of water quality concerns in the nearby lake.
UPDATE: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that all of New Zealand will remain at Alert Level 4 until 11.59 pm Tuesday, 24 August 2021. This is in response to a community outbreak in Auckland which has been linked to the Delta variant earlier this week. Only essential services are able to operate during this time.
Ashburton District Council will today begin collecting regular samples of its wastewater to be tested for Covid-19.
Ashburton District Council’s new Library & Civic Centre Building has begun rising above its site boundary walls and local contractors are being praised for their contribution so far to the important community project.
Mayor Neil Brown & Chief Executive Hamish Riach provide a COVID Alert Level 4 local update...