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Ashburton District Council is urging residents to keep contaminated coloured sand products out their kerbside rubbish bins and instead bring them to the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park from Thursday this week.

17 November 2025

man in cherrypicker

Sculptor Phil Price had his measuring tools out last week at the Rakaia salmon, riding up in a cherrypicker to inspect where the lifting hook will make contact.

17 November 2025

Road by canal

Lake Hood residents will see six shipping containers craned into a canal alongside Huntingdon Avenue on Monday, in preparation for the first stage of water quality trials this summer.

13 November 2025

Ashburton District Mayor Liz McMillan

A good crowd gathered at the Ashburton RSA to commemorate Armistice Day on Tuesday.

13 November 2025

Truck spreading hot tarseal

It’s the season for reseals and work is about to start on a $7.1 million contract to reseal a total of 84km on 39 roads in the Ashburton District.

12 November 2025

Sign pointing to art gallery and museum

Today’s full public hearing of a resource consent application to relocate air conditioning equipment from the roof of the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum was cancelled following discussions between the Council (as resource consent applicant) and the parties who lodged a joint submission on the application.

12 November 2025

pond with reflection of trees

Canterbury Anniversary Day will be celebrated on Friday 14 November and the public holiday will mean changes for some council services.

12 November 2025

mini golf hole

Mini Mid Canterbury, the district’s new mini golf course, is on track to open on Saturday 22 November.

11 November 2025

Sign pointing to art gallery and museum

Independent hearing commissioner Graham Taylor will hear a resource consent application by Council this week to relocate air conditioning equipment at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum.

11 November 2025

Mobile camera for underground pipes

Wastewater detectives are back in the district inspecting the condition of our sewer pipes, starting in Methven.

10 November 2025

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