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Entries Open For Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards - Zawaa 2025
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:18 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Zonta Club of Ashburton are delighted to announce the call for entries to the annual Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards (ZAWAA) and exhibition for 2025. More >>
People’s Choice Winner Announced For ZAFAA24
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 10:45 pm | Ashburton District Council
This year, 35 finalists were selected from 60 entries for the Premier Award, and 26 entries were featured in the Young Generation Award category, for those aged 16-20 years. More >>
Winners Announced For ZAFAA24
Monday, 4 March 2024, 4:04 pm | Ashburton District Council
Now in its eighth year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards focuses on the art of emerging and mid-career female artists living and working in Waitaha Canterbury. At the awards ceremony on March 01, Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum Director Shirin ... More >>
ZAFAA24 Finalists Announced
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 4:26 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards (ZAFAA) return to the Ashburton Art Gallery for the eighth year. With 85 entries the judges had a tough decision in selecting the finalists. Of 60 finalists, 34 artists qualify for the Premier Award and 26 are ... More >>
People’s Choice Winner Announced For ZAFAA '23
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 5:51 pm | Ashburton District Council
Peoples choice winner Hazel Rae Now in its seventh year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award exhibition presented by The Zonta Club of Ashburton in partnership with the Ashburton Art Gallery showcases the works of emerging and mid-career female artists ... More >>
Beehive Bridge Meeting Ends On Positive Note
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 3:22 pm | Ashburton District Council
ASHBURTON, 29 March 2023 - Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says a meeting with Transport Minister Michael Wood at the Beehive on Tuesday has left him feeling optimistic that funding for the town’s second bridge can be found, despite pressure on the national ... More >>
ZAFAA23 Press Release: Winners Announced
Monday, 13 March 2023, 2:27 pm | Ashburton District Council
Now in its seventh year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards focuses on the art of emerging to mid-career female artists living and working in Canterbury. At the awards ceremony on March 10, Ashburton Art Gallery Director Shirin Khosraviani spoke ... More >>
Ashburton Adopts Masterton Under Cyclone Support Scheme
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 3:17 pm | Ashburton District Council
ASHBURTON, 23 February 2023 - A Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) programme to support cyclone-affected areas has paired Ashburton District Council with Masterton District Council. The ‘Adopt a community’ programme is a nationwide initiative ... More >>
Ashburton Art Gallery ZAFAA23
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 2:01 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards (ZAFAA) return to the Ashburton Art Gallery for the seventh year. With 87 entries the judges had a tough decision in selecting the finalists. Of 42 finalists, 29 artists qualify for the Premier Award and 13 are ... More >>
New Exhibition 'Alchemy' At Ashburton Art Gallery And Museum
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 4:16 pm | Ashburton District Council
Image credit: Amanda Greenfield and Tatyanna Meharry, Alchemy, 2022 Amanda Greenfield and Tatyanna Meharry are passionate about local earth materials and the way that they can be transformed as a tool to create new narratives around our physical connections ... More >>
Report Strengthens Case For Second Bridge Investment
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 4:24 pm | Ashburton District Council
SHBURTON, 17 August 2022 - The Ashburton District Council is set to pursue the government to help fund a ‘nationally significant’ $113.6 million second bridge project between Ashburton and Tinwald, after reviewing a detailed business case for investment. ... More >>
Exhibition Explores Commonplace Materials, Revealing Unique Perspectives On Local Environments
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 3:48 pm | Ashburton District Council
The moon and the pavement is an exhibition by The Physics Room in collaboration with Ashburton Art Gallery. The exhibition takes an extreme close-up perspective on materials and surfaces from both the urban and natural Hakatere Ashburton environment ... More >>
Kā Huru Manu Exhibition
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 4:49 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Ngāi Tahu history of the Hakatere Ashburton District will be explored from the sea to high country in a special mapping exhibition that is now open at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum until 18 September 2022. Kā Huru Manu is a Ngāi Tahu cultural ... More >>
New Exhibition Ashburton Art Gallery: Telling Tales Of Rural Adventure
Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:24 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Whistling Bull : David Elliot and Jack Lasenby, the latest exhibition to open at the Ashburton Art Gallery, features the art of David Elliot, who illustrated eleven of acclaimed New Zealand children’s author Jack Lasenby’s books. The exhibition ... More >>
Mayor Neil Brown Responds To Government’s Three Waters Reform Decision
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 4:16 pm | Ashburton District Council
ASHBURTON, 3 November 2021 - Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown, with the support of local elected Councillors, has added his name to a letter being presented to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asking for a face-to-face meeting to discuss the Government’s ... More >>
Government Invests $2m Towards New Road-rail Hub In Ashburton
Saturday, 2 October 2021, 6:02 pm | Ashburton District Council
Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown has welcomed a $2 million Government investment in the district’s new Fairfield Freight Hub, which will see the town’s rail container terminal move to Fairton. Construction of the $14m hub project is expected to begin ... More >>
Ashburton District Civil Defence Update - 4 June 2021
Friday, 4 June 2021, 10:41 am | Ashburton District Council
Ashburton Civil Defence are continuing with Mid Canterbury's emergency response as the district enters day seven of the flood weather event. Roading Travel across the Ashburton River Bridge on State Highway 1 remains open today with a 30km/hr speed ... More >>
Floodwaters Contaminated, Residents Urged To Avoid
Monday, 31 May 2021, 9:02 am | Ashburton District Council
ASHBURTON: 31 May 2021 - Ashburton District residents are urged to avoid coming into contact with floodwater, as the Ashburton wastewater pond treatment facility on Wilkins Road has flooded. Potentially contaminated water is now mixing with floodwater ... More >>
Economic Impact Of Freshwater Reforms Revealed For Ashburton District
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 1:41 pm | Ashburton District Council
The impact of achieving the Government's freshwater management reforms will affect the entire Ashburton District, but building on well-proven approaches to implementing change will help farmers meet the challenge, a new report has revealed. The Ashburton ... More >>
Time to Acknowledge Ashburton District’s Local Heroes
Monday, 18 February 2013, 11:26 am | Ashburton District Council
Media Release, for immediate release, Monday 18 February. Time to Acknowledge Ashburton District’s Local Heroes The search is on to unearth Ashburton’s hardworking voluntary groups with entries now open for the TrustPower Ashburton District Community Awards. ... More >>
