Council News
12pm 22/09 update - we are reopening Ashburton Gorge Road at Mt Somers, but the road will still be closed from Mt. Sunday to Erewhon as there's deep water flowing through one of the fords and it has suffered some damage. We ask that people please drive to the conditions.
Ashburton District officially welcomed 59 new Kiwis at a citizenship ceremony held at the Ashburton Event Centre on Thursday.
The Ashburton District Council is reassuring residents that all Council-managed drinking water supplies remain compliant with the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards for nitrate levels and the water is safe to drink.
A new exhibition opening this Saturday at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum tells the story of a little-known chapter in New
Zealand history of nuclear testing in the Pacific.
There’s something about the cherry blossoms, the longerevenings, and the warmth returning – that lifts the mood across the district. Spring is a season that brings people out and brings people together.
Wednesday 17 September, 9pm. Severe weather warnings and watches have been lifted. The weather caused disruptions across Canterbury today.
A crowd of noodle lovers descended on Baring Square East on Saturday for the Hakatere Noodle Festival, a celebration of the district’s multicultural community and Welcoming Week.
Remediation work on the splashdeck at EA Networks Centre has been programmed after the school holidays, for the two weeks beginning Monday 6 October.
It’s a throwaway comment I hear sometimes, or read on social media: We get nothing for our rates.
As voting papers for the Local Elections have begun arriving in letterboxes, local faces are once again fronting a campaign in the Ashburton district encouraging people to vote.