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Mayor endorses local teen's national ambassador role
Ashburton teenager Charlotte Livingstone has become one of two new New Zealand ambassadors to advocate and raise awareness about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
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CE Hamish Riach: On guard for emergencies
Auckland’s flooding nightmare continues to dominate the news and here in the Ashburton District we can sympathise with people and authorities in our biggest city as they get to grips with the clean-up ahead of them.
Ashburton opens donations for Auckland flood relief
Mayor Neil Brown is encouraging people to be generous as Ashburton District Council establishes an Auckland Flooding Relief fund for those impacted by the catastrophic rain event in the Auckland region over the past week.
Community grants available: Your project may be eligible
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.
Council services over Waitangi weekend
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: It’s time for new PM to rescue water reforms
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.
Cr Leen Braam: From Amsterdam to Ashburton
Late last year, after a five-year gap, Lianne and I were able to travel back to the Netherlands.
Building consent figures continue to defy predicted slowdown
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.
Services upgrade planned for Ashburton Domain kiosk
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.
Council attends historic Arowhenua hui
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.
Council Brief
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From the Mayor & CE
Council services over Waitangi weekend
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.
MAYOR: Backing for our community
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.
Upcoming meetings
COMMITTEE: Road Safety Co-Ordinating
7 February 2023, 9.30 am
ADVISORY GROUP: Biodiversity
7 February 2023, 1.00 pm
Council - Activity Briefings
8 February 2023, 9.30 am
COMMITTEE: Audit & Risk
8 February 2023, 1.00 pm
Council
15 February 2023, 1.00 am
Road Closures
ALLENS ROAD
from 31 Jan 9:42 to 8 Feb 18:00
THOMPSONS TRACK
from 9 Jan 6:00 to 31 Mar 18:00
MAYFIELD VALETTA ROAD
from 9 Jan 6:00 to 6 Apr 18:00
HOLMES ROAD
from 16 Jan 6:00 to 17 Mar 18:00
RAILWAY TERRACE EAST - RAKAIA
from 18 Jan 6:00 to 28 Feb 18:00
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Ashburton District Council Events
Building a website/blog using WordPress for Teens
Ashburton Public Library
Do you want to learn how to make a website or an online blog? Are you aged between 13–18 years? We have the course for...
Digital Apps for Seniors
Ashburton Public Library
A 4-week course designed for over 65's to help make better use of phone apps and feeling confident when using them.Week 1 - Google Maps:...
RealME & My MSD Class
Ashburton Public Library
In this 2 hour session you will learn the following:Create a RealME & My MSD accountManaging you informationInforming WINZ of your job searchCompleteing a self-assessment
In the Round | Robin Arnst
Ashburton Art Gallery
In this exhibition, local artist Robin Arnst has employed the circle as a motif, both as a method to structure the work, and as an...
Alerts & advisories
Notice of 2022 Triennial Local Authority Elections
Official notice of the 2022 Triennial Local Authority Elections
Website Maintenance Ahead!
Some of our online EServices will be down for scheduled maintenance Saturday 26 March 2022 from 7am till 5pm. We apologise for any inconvenience.
UPDATE: Precautionary boil water notice lifted for Methven
UPDATE 18 February: Methven’s boil water notice has been lifted.
Montalto residents reminded to boil water, E.Coli detected
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 supply today.
Project News
Contract awarded for Baring Square East refresh
Baring Square East Upgrade
A $2.45 million contract to redevelop Baring Square East has been awarded to Tru-Line Civil, the same contractor who worked on the revitalisation of Ashburton’s CBD.
Good progress continues on wastewater project
North West Ashburton Waste Water Servicing
Farm Road, between Middle Road and Racecourse Road, will be closed for 12 days from Wednesday 2 November as contractors move early into the next stage of the North West Ashburton wastewater project.
Good progress on NW Ashburton wastewater project
North West Ashburton Waste Water Servicing
Contractors working on the $3.285 million North West Ashburton wastewater project are ahead of schedule and have moved from Allens Road to Carters Road.
Wastewater project extends network into north-west Ashburton
North West Ashburton Waste Water Servicing
Work begins this week on a nine-month project to expand Ashburton’s wastewater pipe network into the north-west part of town.
Facilities News
Gallery prepares for ASA annual exhibition and visitors
Museum
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum is preparing for one of its busiest times of the year, when it hosts the Ashburton Society of Arts' annual exhibition.
Winter reading challenge for Ashburton library users
Library
Winter, with its cooler days and long nights, is the perfect time to cosy up with a good book. So why not tackle that want-to-read list, step out of your genre comfort zone or try a new author?
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum: Help us make 1000 origami peace cranes
Museum
Everyone who visits the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum over the next few weeks will be invited to make an origami crane for peace.
EANC survey to help shape future services
EA Networks Centre
EA Networks Centre has launched a survey to collect people’s thoughts on the facility and look at how it might serve the needs of the community in the future.
