Council News
Ashburton’s new minigolf course is coming to life, hole-by-hole at the EA Networks Centre.
Council staff have been visiting commercial properties around the district as part of work around backflow prevention rules set by the Water Services Authority, Taumata Arowai.
Ashburton’s new mayor Liz McMillan will be sworn into office at the end of the month, alongside her newly-elected district councillors and the Methven Community Board.
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Liz McMillan has been declared the new Mayor of the Ashburton District, following the release of final results in the 2025 local elections.
The new term of Council also signals a new three-year term for the volunteers who sit on the district's hall boards, reserve boards and domain boards.
Property owners on the Methven and Methven-Springfield drinking water supply are being asked to conserve water on October 15 and 16 while new pipes are connected to the town’s water treatment plant on Longs Ford Road.
Council is teaming up with Greypower to run a free information session about mobility scooters and how to use them safely.
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It’s not too late to vote in the Local Elections but move fast, as voting papers must be in our ballot bins by noon this Saturday.