Council News
Some residents in Hinds will be without water on Wednesday 1 April, while a new watermain is connected at the end of David Street.
Council has approved the rezoning of 16 hectares of residential land on the corner of Farm Road and Racecourse Road to allow for low-medium housing development.
The roundabout that links Oak Grove, Walnut Avenue, Belt Road and Harrison Street will be closed to vehicles for up to three weeks from 13 April, while a new asphalt surface is laid.
Mayor Liz McMillan is thanking the district’s employers for getting behind the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs programme, with 50 job-seekers offered work in the past eight months.
The budget for 2026-27 continues to be a main focus for Councillors, and we are hoping the war in Iran and other things outside our control will not derail it.
The Ashburton Sports Hall on Tancred Street has been gifted to Council, and a report will assess future options for the building – including the possibility of selling it.
Council is carefully monitoring its fuel use and looking at fuel-saving ways to work as the war in the Middle East continues.
Ashburton’s historic rail footbridge will be refurbished later this year, in a project that will preserve an important slice of history and ensure a safe mid-town rail crossing for future generations.
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has lifted its harmful algal bloom health warning issued for Lake Hood.
Some residents in Rakaia east will be without water on Tuesday 24 March, while a new watermain connection is installed in the Elizabeth Avenue/Burrowes Road area.
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