Council News
Readers once braved frostbite when they visited the small Mt Somers community library, now a new heat pump makes the building toasty for both visitors and those who work there.
There’s a lot going on in Ashburton over the long Waitangi weekend, including the annual Multi Cultural Bite at the Ashburton Domain on Waitangi Day, Monday 6 February.
From C4LD (Communities 4 Local Democracy/He Hapori mō te Manapori) - Councils representing more than a million New Zealanders are calling on the new Prime Minister to take a fresh look at a model for water reform that works.
Late last year, after a five-year gap, Lianne and I were able to travel back to the Netherlands.
Economists continue to predict a downturn in the housing market, though the number of building consents being processed by the Ashburton District Council remains high.
Regular users of the Ashburton Domain will see contractors in action in the coming weeks as they upgrade services to the kiosk in the picnic ground off Grigg Street.
Ashburton District Council attended an historic meeting of all five Councils in Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua’s takiwā (area) earlier this month. The nine representatives from Ashburton District included Councillors, Mayor Neil Brown and Council’s Chief Executive.
A timeline for the Ashburton District Council Western Ward by-election has been agreed to with nominations for candidates set to open from Thursday 16 February and voting to start in late April if more than one eligible candidate stands.
A 500m stretch of Allens Road will be closed to traffic for 10 days, weather permitting, from Monday 23 January when contractors begin the final phase of the North West Ashburton wastewater extension project.
The beginning of the year is a logical time to shake out your thoughts a bit and re-assess your position on key issues … sometimes we discover new information or circumstances change, and we must adapt.