Ashburton District Council operates with transparency, despite many workshops taking place behind doors closed to the public in the last financial year, its chief executive says. Read...
The rollout of 30kph school speed zones is complete, but one Ashburton District Councillor hopes there isn`t a rise in speed infringements as a result. Read...
Mayor Neil Brown says rising floodwaters around the SH1 Ashburton bridge Sunday night was a `wake-up call` that the area needs a second crossing. Read...
The heaviest downpours over the weekend were in Banks Peninsula with 240 millimetres of rain in 48 hours, while 120mm of rain fell in Ashburton. Read...
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