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Mayors frustrated by decision to pause council mergers (opens the original)
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Two Canterbury mayors say the Government's pause on merger proposals has left councils frustrated, with no clear indication of what comes next. The five biggest Canterbury councils spent a combined $428,000 developing proposals during the three-month window and expected a decision this week. Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced today [Thursday] the Government needed more time and the proposals would be considered after the election. Ashburton mayor Liz McMillan said the Government’s d
Ratepayers covering cost of green bin service despite rollout delay (opens the original)
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Ashburton ratepayers are set to pay for a green bin service for six months before it starts after the rollout was delayed by a global plastic shortage. The $1.6 million introduction of a food and garden organics kerbside collection was originally scheduled to begin on September 1, alongside the new solid waste contract, but was delayed due to the conflict in the Middle East. District council chief executive Hamish Riach said the new green bins would start being delivered to households from Novem
Bid to stop Canterbury water project expansion fails (opens the original)
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The Hekeao Hinds Water Enhancement Trust lodged consent applications at the end of 2022, looking to expand the Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) activities that began operating in 2016 aiming to improve groundwater quality and quantity. An independent commissioner made the decision to grant the necessary consents on behalf of Environment Canterbury (ECan) in April 2025. Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua appealed the decision in the Environment Court in May 2025, challenging both the legal basis for the consen
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