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The statue is in need of work, but with the project unbudgeted the council has yet to work out where the cash to fund it will come from.

The concept plans for the learn-to-ride cycling facility in the Ashburton Domain were approved by the Ashburton District Council on Wednesday. The design is estimated to cost around $454,000 to build and the working group is optimistic about raising ...

Whatever the means, urgency is the underline in resurrecting a cemetery in Mid-Canterbury.

Clean up of a storm-tossed cemetery site in Mid-Canterbury has been signed off by district councillors after severe winds caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage.

The company is also used by the Invercargill City Council, Central Otago District Council and the Auckland Council. The councils arrangement with Xyst provides for a senior consultant to be in the council’s main office three days a week, and service was also provided remotely outside those days, and the frequency of the visits would drop back to three weeks a month from the beginning of June, Parry said. The engagement is temporary until a permanent appointment is made. Supplied Gore Distr...