Council News
Crowds of hungry noodle-lovers thronged to the West Street car park on Saturday to sample a range of global flavours at the district’s inaugural Night Noodle Market.
Proactively getting ahead of algal blooms has prompted the formation of the Lake Hood Water Quality Taskforce.
The intersection of McMurdo Street and Agnes Street will be open to southbound traffic only from 7am-7pm, beginning Tuesday 5 September for about a week, while new stormwater pipes are installed.
Speeds around schools have been in the headlines this week, with commentary that some motorists in Ashburton may be ignoring the new permanent 30km/h zones, especially outside of school times.
If you live in Methven, keep the afternoon of Saturday 7 October free - the Methven Community Response Team wants to show you it is ready to jump in and help in the event of an earthquake, major flood, or other natural disaster.
Chalmers Avenue residents and people who use the southbound lane of the avenue will continue to experience disruption in the next four weeks while contractors lay new water pipes between Grey Street and Wakanui Road.
There will be a six-hour disruption to the water supply in Methven township overnight on Thursday (31 August) as key work takes place on the new Methven drinking water treatment facility.
Deconstruction of the old rugby changing rooms in the Rakaia Domain begins on Saturday (26 August) and public toilets in the building will close; other public toilets at the nearby Rakaia Bowling Club will still be available.
Last Thursday was definitely a red-letter day for me as far as the battle for a second urban bridge over the Ashburton River is concerned.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown has welcomed today’s announcement that building a second urban bridge over the Ashburton River is part of the Government’s land transport priorities in the next three years.