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Councillors unanimously in favour of dumping Ashburton slogan 3 May, 2021 03:01 AM 3 minutes to read Ashburton District Council. Photo / Ashburton DC Other LDR_STRAP By Adam Burns, Local Democracy Reporter All eight elected members of the Ashburton District Council have backed a move to ditch the district's derided slogan. The majority of councillors are supporting a move to formalise a possible change in chambers with a few wanting to open it up to the public if necessary. Ashburton: Whatever it Takes has occasionally been the subject of ridicule in recent times, appearing on a handful of li...

Photo: 123rf The majority of councillors are supporting a move to formalise a possible change in chambers with a few wanting to open it up to the public if necessary. "Ashburton: Whatever it Takes" has occasionally been the subject of ridicule in recent times, appearing on a handful of lists of one of the worst town slogans in the country. It seems the district's community leaders unanimously agree that the district's catchphrase for more than a decade could do with some rejuvenation. The views of the eight elected members were canvassed with no one opposing a move for a change.

• Source:  Ashburton District Council has unanimously backed a move to ditch the district's derided slogan. The Ashburton River/Hakatere in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, flowing across Mid Canterbury from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean. Source: istock.com The majority of councillors are supporting a move to formalise a possible change in chambers with a few wanting to open it up to the public if necessary. "Ashburton: Whatever it Takes" has occasionally been the s...