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Dog owners in the Ashburton District are being urged to make sure their pets are vaccinated, as the presence of Parvovirus also known as parvo, has been confirmed locally.

30 June 2025

Three stages of a water leak

Detecting water leaks in Council pipes can be a tricky business because often the evidence drains away.

30 June 2025

Some parts of Allenton may experience low water pressure on Tuesday 1 July, while critical connections are made for a UV upgrade at the Argyle Park water treatment plant.

27 June 2025

Two children smiling with three adults

The EA Networks Centre celebrated a visitor milestone and new record on Wednesday when its 500,000th customer walked through the door.

26 June 2025

Stockwater race

Residents interested in Council’s work to exit its stockwater delivery service can now read three investigation reports related to Pudding Hill, the first of 17 stockwater intakes under consideration.

26 June 2025

Rakaia east from the air

Council is working with leading digital metering company Intellihub, to trial smart water meters on the eastern side of Rakaia township.

26 June 2025

Water play area

The new surface of the splashdeck and toddler pool at EA Networks Centre is not up to scratch and will be replaced by the contractor who installed it, at no cost to Council.

26 June 2025

Chief Executive Hamish Riach

The UV upgrade of another Council water treatment plant was achieved last week when the Tinwald plant came back online.

26 June 2025

Community event in town square

Council is encouraging event organisers to look at Baring Square East as a venue, after making a decision to not allow events that would require a road closure on East Street, south of Havelock Street.

25 June 2025

Election promotion poster

Nominations open next week for the 2025 local elections and potential candidates are already staking a claim for some of the 21 roles available around the Ashburton District.

23 June 2025

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