Ashburton District, Ashburton

Let's get familiar!

Let's get familiar!

Introduce yourself on the Know Thy Neighbour page.

Got something to swap or sell?

Got something to swap or sell?

Head to Market if you need to buy or list uniforms, books or bikes.

876 days ago

Rustic house number

The Team from Resene ColorShop Ashburton

Turn scrap building materials into a fun and practical piece for the home. Use timber offcuts and some creativity to make a rustic house number sign with Resene Alabaster and Resene Woodsman Crowshead.

Find out how to create your own.

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878 days ago

Poll: Why aren't you switching power providers?

The Team from NZ Compare

The weather is getting chilly, ya power is going to rise! So why are you sticking with the same plan and provider if it might be costing you MORE money?!

53.9% of Neighbours said they switched over 6 months ago and 33.6% said you have no idea when you last switched! We want to know why … View more
The weather is getting chilly, ya power is going to rise! So why are you sticking with the same plan and provider if it might be costing you MORE money?!

53.9% of Neighbours said they switched over 6 months ago and 33.6% said you have no idea when you last switched! We want to know why you're not switching power providers?

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Why aren't you switching power providers?
  • 32.6% Switching is too hard, I have enough to deal with!
    32.6% Complete
  • 23.7% I'm in a contract
    23.7% Complete
  • 43.8% I don't know where to find a better deal
    43.8% Complete
473 votes
878 days ago

Know a deserving neighbour?

Ashleigh from The Neighbourly Team

Our winning Nice Neighbours have been featured across NZ in the local papers, maybe you've spotted these smiling faces...
If you have a nice neighbour who needs recognised for the little (or big!) things they do, nominate them on our Nice Neighbour page and you could each get a $25 Prezzy® … View more
Our winning Nice Neighbours have been featured across NZ in the local papers, maybe you've spotted these smiling faces...
If you have a nice neighbour who needs recognised for the little (or big!) things they do, nominate them on our Nice Neighbour page and you could each get a $25 Prezzy® card - that sounds like morning tea to me!

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878 days ago

Don't miss NZ Gardener's newest collectible edition!

Mags4Gifts

Hi neighbours,

It's time to sow your seeds and cut those flowers because NZ Gardener's new special edition is on-sale now!

The NZ Gardener team takes you through the seasons with advice on cutting fresh flowers 365 days of the year. Flick through the pages and find stunning … View more
Hi neighbours,

It's time to sow your seeds and cut those flowers because NZ Gardener's new special edition is on-sale now!

The NZ Gardener team takes you through the seasons with advice on cutting fresh flowers 365 days of the year. Flick through the pages and find stunning photographs, step-by-step instructions on how to arrange bouquets and what to plant and when.

Get your copy where any good magazines are sold or buy online at Mags4Gifts.co.nz
BUY NOW

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881 days ago

Catch up and Clean up

Mags4gifts

Purchase a three month subscription to the Sunday Star-Times for $51.87 and get a cleaning kit (RRP$66) for Free from WildClean, the world’s 1st plastic negative cleaning co.

Make sure to use the promo code “CLEAN” at checkout to redeem. Terms and conditions apply.
Find out more

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882 days ago

Hurry – sale ends this weekend!

Resene

Get decorating and save with Resene!

Get 20% off Resene premium paints, wood stains, primers, sealers, decorating accessories, wallpapers and cleaning products at your local Resene ColorShop.

Make the most of your home with paint designed in New Zealand for New Zealand conditions. Made right … View more
Get decorating and save with Resene!

Get 20% off Resene premium paints, wood stains, primers, sealers, decorating accessories, wallpapers and cleaning products at your local Resene ColorShop.

Make the most of your home with paint designed in New Zealand for New Zealand conditions. Made right here in New Zealand since 1946 and voted Most Trusted Paint every year since 2012!

See sale details online: www.resene.co.nz/sale
Find out more

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882 days ago

Long weekend has started, check out our top things to do!

The Team from NZ Compare

Sometimes having NO plan is a great plan! But if you feel the need to do something this long weekend then take a look at our top ideas.

From the team at NZ Compare - be safe and smile with your loved ones. Lest we forget. ❤️

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883 days ago

Pretty in pastel

The Team from Resene ColorShop Ashburton

Painted glass bottles make a stylish display on their own or with the addition of dried foliage. The paint is on the inside so they still have that lovely glass sheen. Use Resene testpots to co-ordinate with your home's colour palette.

Find out how to create your own.

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884 days ago

Do you have a great persimmon recipe?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for persimmon recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before April 29, 2022.

Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Homegrown … View more
Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for persimmon recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before April 29, 2022.

Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Homegrown Recipes.

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888 days ago

Meal planning with Stuff’s Dinner Sorted

Stuff

Putting a tasty and nutritious meal in front of our families each night is important for many of us, but with work, school, and activities in the way, it can also become a stressful chore.

Dinner Sorted delivers a week's worth of delicious, satisfying recipes that should please the whole … View more
Putting a tasty and nutritious meal in front of our families each night is important for many of us, but with work, school, and activities in the way, it can also become a stressful chore.

Dinner Sorted delivers a week's worth of delicious, satisfying recipes that should please the whole family, sent to your inbox on Saturday mornings. As a bonus you'll also get our Weekend Baking collection, perfect for filling the baking tins, lunchboxes, or just that 4pm gap.

Sign up here it's free!
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889 days ago

Enjoy a Ryman village now

Making the move to a Ryman retirement village while you’re independent allows you to enjoy everything that’s on offer.

With assisted living, resthome, hospital and dementia care also onsite, if your partner needs care before you, knowing the village care centre is only a short stroll away … View more
Making the move to a Ryman retirement village while you’re independent allows you to enjoy everything that’s on offer.

With assisted living, resthome, hospital and dementia care also onsite, if your partner needs care before you, knowing the village care centre is only a short stroll away will help ease this transition.

Care options vary between villages.
Learn more

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890 days ago

Apprentice challenge

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

An Ashburton building apprentice has won the Mid-South Canterbury New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge for 2022.

Scott Dallas, 22, a building apprenticeship at H2 Builders in Ashburton and the only entrant from Mid-South Canterbury, won the title after competing alongside … View more
An Ashburton building apprentice has won the Mid-South Canterbury New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge for 2022.

Scott Dallas, 22, a building apprenticeship at H2 Builders in Ashburton and the only entrant from Mid-South Canterbury, won the title after competing alongside Canterbury entrants in the event on April 9 at Hamptons ITM in Christchurch.

As well as winning the regional champion title, Dallas also won a $500 ITM voucher to redeem on trade tools and earned a place in the national final representing Mid-South Canterbury at the national final at the NZCB Annual Conference in Hamilton in November.

NZCB industry pathways and apprenticeship manager, Nick Matthews, said the competition highlighted the "high-calibre of passionate apprentices" training in the industry, following a record uptake of building apprenticeships in recent years.

Matthews said the events are a great opportunity to give the community an inside look at building apprenticeship training, and to celebrate those apprentices that have excelled in their field.

890 days ago

Eggs & bunny ears

The Team from Resene ColorShop Ashburton

Choose pretty patterned paper to make découpage eggs, then wrap them in bunny ear napkins to create a gorgeous table setting. Get creative with your Resene paint colours.
Find out how to create your own.

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891 days ago

‘Cut and paste’ climate change policy draws criticism

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

From local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:

Ashburton District councillor Stuart Wilson has rubbished the area's updated climate change policy, voting against what he called a “cut and paste’’ document with no local focus.

The policy was updated by council staff and was based on … View more
From local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:

Ashburton District councillor Stuart Wilson has rubbished the area's updated climate change policy, voting against what he called a “cut and paste’’ document with no local focus.

The policy was updated by council staff and was based on findings in the Canterbury climate change risk assessment technical report.

The mostly unoriginal work annoyed Wilson, who thought it was too generalised. He said “we have no such thing as wildfires” in Mid Canterbury since the introduction of irrigation, and he scoffed at the statement that 25C was considered a hot day or extreme temperatures.

“My giddy aunt,’’ he said, firing up over the tweaked policy.

“Have they never lived in the Ashburton district? If we don’t get 25 degrees for quite a few days in summer, we think we are short changed.”

Wilson felt the policy relied too heavily on content in the Canterbury mayoral forum’s climate change risk report.

“Why cut and paste something that doesn’t relate to our district?’’ he said.

“If it’s our policy, why are we not stating what affects us?”

While the technical details came under fire, there was support for the direction.

Councillor Carolyn Cameron stressed that climate change needed to be endemic in the council’s decision making and approving the policy shouldn’t be “just paying lip service” to the issues.

Mayor Neil Brown said if the policy wasn’t right, it could always be reviewed if the majority voted against it.

That never happened because the policy was adopted, with Wilson and Angus McKay the only councillors opposed to it due to its content.

The council’s resilience action plan, which would describe what the Ashburton council was doing to address climate change, also got the go-ahead. But it, too, got the cold shoulder from some councillors.

McKay and John Falloon questioned just what it would achieve and voted against its adoption, with everyone else in favour.

“What we are looking at is only the actions of the Ashburton District Council and their employees. No-one else,” Falloon said.

894 days ago

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