Council News
23 February 2024: Residents connected to the Montalto water supply are being reminded to boil their drinking water before use, after the Council detected E.coli in the rural supply.
Council is alerting 65 property owners in the Methven, Mt Somers and Mayfield areas that they might have a leaking water pipe.
Properties connected to the Mount Somers water supply are being reminded they are on water restrictions, as Council starts carting drinking water to the township today to top up the community supply.
It was a privilege to be able to speak recently about the thought and planning that went into the design and delivery of our new Council chambers, Hine Paaka.
Twenty-seven young people from around the Ashburton District learned about different jobs and why people love doing them at an event last week designed to inspire future work choices.
River levels in both Pudding Hill Stream and the North Ashburton are continuing to drop – there is no more water available to take with the level the streams are currently at.
Ashburton District Council has been given a strong bill of financial health by one of the world’s largest independent credit rating agencies.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown was among mayors from across New Zealand to welcome the repeal of Three Waters yesterday.
Work has now resumed on the SH1 Tinwald project with crews focusing on upgrades to the Viaduct and Graham Street.
I was pleased to hear this week that Government would repeal the Three Waters reforms next week and replace them with a model that is much more akin to our Council’s thinking.