Council News
Ashburton District Mayor, Neil Brown is encouraging residents to continue practicing good hygiene and social distancing measures, as the number of COVID-19 cases in Mid Canterbury is revealed.
Mid Canterbury business owners looking for professional insights into how they can best prepare for life after the COVID-19 lockdown are being invited to engage with a series of free webinars hosted by trusted local advisors.
The COVID-19 lockdown may have cancelled usual Anzac Day services around New Zealand this year, but Kiwis are being encouraged to commemorate the occasion by standing at dawn, wherever they are on Saturday 25 April.
As the focus turns to rebuilding New Zealand's economy in the coronavirus recovery phase, Mid Canterbury has launched a new 'shop local' initiative that is helping businesses re-establish and reach out to their customers.
The Mid Canterbury Open for Business campaign (midcanopenforbiz.nz) is an all-of-district drive encouraging residents to support their local businesses with the help of a new, easy-to-use online business directory.
Ashburton District Councillors have today voted to cut the Council's proposed 4.88 per cent rates increase for the 2020/21 year to 2.5 per cent, and will remit late penalty fees on the last rates instalment for the year for residents in financial hardship.
A five year operations and maintenance contract for local roads around Mid Canterbury is expected to commence on 1 December 2020*, and tenders are anticipated to open in early June 2020.
Essential businesses operating during the COVID-19 lockdown such as supermarkets, dairies and service stations will be allowed to open on Easter Sunday, and residents are urged to check their opening hours to see if they will be different from normal.
The COVID-19 lockdown may have forced its doors to close, but there is still plenty on offer from the Ashburton Public Library.
Mid Canterbury residents needing help accessing essential household goods and services during the COVID-19 lockdown can now find help through a new local helpline.
Residents can now dispose of all their rubbish, recycling and glass in the kerbside service, but all items are being treated as rubbish and will not be recycled during the lockdown.