Council News
Waka Kotahi - NZTA is proposing to lower the speed limit through Rakaia township to 50km/h and Mid Canterbury residents are being urged to have their say on that and other changes in their Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan.
Ashburton District Councillors have approved temporary road closures in the CBD for Light up the Night, the first of Council’s Christmas festival events on Friday 2 December.
Rakaia School principal and volunteer firefighter Mark Ellis is ticking over the kilometres this month to support Movember and men’s mental health.
Ashburton College is looking for volunteer drivers to sit alongside students working towards their restricted driver’s licence.
The silly season has begun, and the next six weeks is a whirl of events, from acknowledging the efforts of more than 200 apprentices to lighting up the big Christmas tree on East Street and hearing submissions on Council’s alfresco dining policy.
Canterbury Anniversary Day on Friday 11 November is a public holiday affecting some Council services, and it also co-incides with Armistice Day and South Canterbury Anniversary Day, which was moved from September this year following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
November is Safe Digging Month and Council is encouraging contractors to check before they dig to avoid striking water pipes, power cables and other essential infrastructure.
The Ashburton District Council has released updated tsunami evacuation zones after scientific modelling showed new areas that could be flooded in some worst-case tsunami scenarios.
Bike Methven is waging a productive war against unwanted sycamore trees, rats, stoats and possums in its Mt Hutt Bike Park, with the help of a $6000 grant from Council’s biodiversity fund.
Pets and fireworks don’t mix, so as Guy Fawkes night approaches you should think about how you can keep them safe.