Ashburton
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Sep 25, 2026
Heather KeatsGUEST
But the good news is that temperatures start to return to more normal for this time of the year this weekend.
Heather KeatsGUEST
There will be some standout spots, eastern spots of the South Island tomorrow, 21 degrees, so that's for Ashburton and Temeru, that's 6 degrees higher than average.
Heather KeatsGUEST
On Sunday, Hawke's Bay will hit 23 degrees.
Heather KeatsGUEST
I'm afraid that's the only real benefit from the weather system that's coming on Sunday.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Selwyn District Council spent $116,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Ashburton spent $34,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Timaru spent $106,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Wellington's councils spent a quarter of a million dollars collectively.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Now, we will never know how much of that money didn't have to be spent because of the rush to do this.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Like, some of that money will have been rush money.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Do you know what I mean? Some of it, like in the case of Ashburton, 'cause they never submitted a plan in the end, all of it was a waste.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
All $34,000 did not have to be spent.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Selwyn District Council spent $116,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Ashburton spent $34,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Timaru spent $106,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Wellington's councils spent a quarter of a million dollars collectively.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Now, we will never know how much that money didn't have to be spent because of the rush to do this.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Some of that money will have been rush money.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
Do you know what I mean? Some of it, like in the case of Ashburton, because they never submitted a plan in the end, all of it was a waste.
Heather du Plessis-AllanHOST
All $34,000 did not have to be spent.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Selwyn District Council spent $116,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ashburton spent $34,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Timaru spent $106,000.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Wellington's councils spent a quarter of a million dollars collectively.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now, we will never know how much of that money didn't have to be spent because of the rush to do this.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Like, some of that money will have been rush money.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Do you know what I mean? Some of it, like in the case of Ashburton, 'cause they never submitted a plan in the end- All of it was a waste.
Heather du Plessis-AllanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
All $34,000 did not have to be spent.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
Let's do that do that do that to me the last day
speaker_0UNKNOWN
Welcome back to Ashburton.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
We're about ready to start now.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
It's political commentary.
Marcus LushHOST
25 degrees in Blenheim or something someone said earlier.
Marcus LushHOST
Ashburton.
DaveAUDIENCE
Oh, could be.
DaveAUDIENCE
Could well be, Marcus.
Bert QuinGUEST
And, uh, I was doing one last field trip for my PhD, and, um, had, um, done a whole lot of s- soil and plant testing up, uh, down at the scheelite or tungsten deposit near Glenorchy.
Bert QuinGUEST
I was driving back there with about 300 kgs of rock samples in the boot and, um, stopped off for the night at a place called Ashburton, uh, in Mid Canterbury.
Bert QuinGUEST
And, uh, in the local paper, there was an advertisement for a, um, a scientist to set up a standalone, um, soil testing laboratory, soil and plant testing laboratory at, at Winchmore, because they're doing a lot of research here, and all the, all the soils are going down to, uh, Otago for analysis and long turnarounds and everything.
Bert QuinGUEST
So I went and had chat with, uh, the, um, scientific boss there, um, Don Rickard, and after about a two-hour discussion, he, he asked me if I wanted the job.
Kevin HareGUEST
kick a conversion at the same time because we do the update for the tribe people and it can get quite hectic
Tony JohnsonHOST
with all these high scores and of course there's these great rivalries that go on in the heartland just as much as they go on in the NPC and I know we had a couple of very enthusiastic texters in yesterday after the South Canterbury when they got up in a real cliffhanger against Mid Canterbury and Ashburton which is a game that means so much to those two provinces
Kevin HareGUEST
Oh, certainly.
Kevin HareGUEST
And then it just continues.
Patrick RooneyGUEST
Christchurch is the largest city in Australasia without a rail service.
Patrick RooneyGUEST
Um, so that's the mo-- one of the, the low-hanging fruit, and as you say, uh, rail connects Rolleston, it connects Rangiora, it connects Ashburton, Timaru.
Patrick RooneyGUEST
So there's a real possibility there for, um, for, for rail to make sense in Canterbury.
Patrick RooneyGUEST
Um, and, uh, uh, and, uh, and further south as well.
Chris EddyHOST
Wymer Kariri District Council topped the spending at almost $129,000, engaging consultants Ernst & Young for financial and governance modelling.
Chris EddyHOST
Selwyn District Council spent $116,000 on a standalone unitary proposal, while Christchurch, Ashburton and Timaru each spent between $34,000 and $106,000.
Chris EddyHOST
Several mayors and chief executives say the figures exclude staff and councillor time.
Chris EddyHOST
and that the largest costs are still to come once any merger proceeds.
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