Council News
Council’s free, community event Glow in the Park was named Local Government Event of the Year at the event industry’s annual awards this week.
It's great this week to see that a preferred contractor has been appointed to design and build the new second bridge over the Ashburton River at Chalmers Avenue.
Seven residents starting new lives in the Ashburton District will share their stories through an outdoor exhibition titled Welcoming Ashburton in the lead-up to the Hakatere Noodle Festival, which celebrates national Welcoming Week.
Households and businesses in a large part of north-east Ashburton, including all of Fairton, will have a short water shutdown on Sunday night to allow important work on the Bridge Street water treatment plant.
The long-awaited second Ashburton Bridge is a step closer with the signing of a key agreement, Minister for the South Island and Associate Transport Minister James Meager has announced.
A new water main is being installed on Grove Street in September, between Carters Terrace and Wilkin Street, and drivers who regularly use that route can expect temporary road closures.
About 150 residents attended an event in Ashburton last night to meet the candidates in the Local Elections, including those wanting to be mayor.
Departing Mayor Neil Brown will talk about his time leading the Ashburton District, when he opens the Lifelong Learning Festival in the Ashburton Library next month.
It's hard to believe that this is the last week of winter, in meteorological terms.