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LOCAL AUTHORITY ELECTIONS ON 11 OCTOBER

#PUBLIC NOTICES
25 May 2025

LOCAL AUTHORITY ELECTIONS ON 11 OCTOBER

Local authority elections will be held on Saturday, 11 October this year. This notice tells you how to enrol, and who can enrol as a ratepayer elector, so you can vote in the elections.
It's time to have your say on water reform

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
15 May 2025

It's time to have your say on water reform

Water consultation runs until 6 June 2025
Call for South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others’ shoes

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
12 May 2025

Call for South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others’ shoes

Initiative to support Road Safety Week
Works Ahead: Week starting May 11

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
09 May 2025

Works Ahead: Week starting May 11

See the upcoming planned road closures that are scheduled to begin the week starting: Sunday 11 May 2025.

Council News

Council Meeting 06/05

#COUNCIL NEWS
06 May 2025

Council Meeting 06/05

See here for the livestream of the 06/05 Council Meeting
Council Workshop 6/5 - Freedom Camping & Waste Operations

#COUNCIL NEWS
06 May 2025

Council Workshop 6/5 - Freedom Camping & Waste Operations

Live stream of today's Public Workshop
Council seeks community feedback on Annual Plan

#COUNCIL NEWS
01 May 2025

Council seeks community feedback on Annual Plan

The feedback period closes 23 May
Timaru Proposed District Plan Hearing F - Day Two 01/05

#COUNCIL NEWS
01 May 2025

Timaru Proposed District Plan Hearing F - Day Two 01/05

See here from 9am for the livestream for the Proposed District Plan hearing
Proposed District Plan workshop Hearing F - Day One

#COUNCIL NEWS
30 Apr 2025

Proposed District Plan workshop Hearing F - Day One

See here for Day One of the Hearing F of the Proposed District Plan

Culture + Lifestyle

Aigantighe Hosts an Iconic Robin White Touring Exhibition

#CULTURE + LIFESTYLE
07 May 2025

Aigantighe Hosts an Iconic Robin White Touring Exhibition

Exhibition opens 9 May 2025
Timaru District Facilities School Holiday Calendar

#CULTURE + LIFESTYLE
15 Apr 2025

Timaru District Facilities School Holiday Calendar

See here for our action packed school holiday guide
Centennial Park Play Space Upgrade

#CULTURE + LIFESTYLE
13 Apr 2025

Centennial Park Play Space Upgrade

Council is planning to enhance and consolidate the play space at Centennial Park
Community Slam Dunks for a Good Cause

#CULTURE + LIFESTYLE
17 Mar 2025

Community Slam Dunks for a Good Cause

A chat after a night at summer league basketball sparked a few extra matches on the court and has now turned into a multi-agency fundraiser taking place on Saturday.
A Treasure from the Aigantighe

#CULTURE + LIFESTYLE
07 Mar 2025

A Treasure from the Aigantighe

Rachel Ratten, Construction of Colour #22 (detail), installed in the Timaru Patchwork and Quilters exhibition, Woven Visions: Quilts as Art, the Aigantighe Art Gallery.

Infrastructure Matters

It's time to have your say on water reform

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
15 May 2025

It's time to have your say on water reform

Water consultation runs until 6 June 2025
Call for South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others’ shoes

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
12 May 2025

Call for South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others’ shoes

Initiative to support Road Safety Week
Works Ahead: Week starting May 11

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
09 May 2025

Works Ahead: Week starting May 11

See the upcoming planned road closures that are scheduled to begin the week starting: Sunday 11 May 2025.
Works Ahead: Week starting May 5

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
02 May 2025

Works Ahead: Week starting May 5

See the upcoming planned road works that are scheduled to begin the week starting: Monday 5 May.
Works Ahead: Week starting May 5

#INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS
14 Apr 2025

Works Ahead: Week starting May 5

See the upcoming planned road closures that are scheduled to begin the week starting: Monday, April 14, 2025.

The Timaru District Council Podcast

Listen to information about what is happening in and around the district. (It's actually pretty good.)

LISTEN HERE