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Here is a summary of Selwyn District Council services and opening hours during the holiday period.

The Council’s Rolleston Offices will be closed from 5pm Tuesday 24 December, reopening 8.30am Friday 3 January.

Rubbish and recycling collections for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (both falling on a Wednesday this year), will be the Saturday following (28 instead of 25 December and 4 January instead of 1 January).

Pines Resource Recovery Park will be closed Wednesday 25 December and 1 January. Standard opening hours operate for the rest of the holiday period (9am–4.30pm).

All Selwyn Libraries and Service Centres are closed on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December, and 1 and 2 January. They will be open all other days during the holiday period from 10am-4pm, except for 29 December, when Darfield and Leeston Library and Service Centres will be closed. Normal hours will resume from 3 January.

Selwyn Sports Centre will be closed 1pm Tuesday 24 December, reopening with reduced hours from Friday 3 January to Sunday 5 January. Normal hours resume from Monday 6 January.

Selwyn Aquatic Centre will be closed Wednesday 25 December, Thursday 26 December, Wednesday 1 January and Thursday 2 January. Reduced hours 24 December, 6am-6pm and 31 December 8am-6pm.

Darfield, Southbridge and Sheffield Community Pools will be closed Wednesday 25 December, Thursday 26
December, and Wednesday 1 January. Sheffield Pool will also be closed on Thursday 2 January. Darfield Pool and Southbridge Pool closed 6pm on 24 and 31 December. Darfield Pool reduced hours 27 to 30 December, 3 to 5 January, 11am–7pm. Animal Control Services are available, operating 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Building Inspections last day for booked building inspections will be Friday 20 December. Bookings will resume on Monday 6 January (under the Building Act the statutory clock stops on 20 December and restarts on 10 January, meaning that those days don’t count as working days. Customers can continue to lodge applications 24/7 as normal).

Resource consents no service between the close of business on the 22 December until 3 January.

The Council’s customer contact line operates 24 hours a day over the holiday break, for urgent issues phone 0800 SELWYN (735 996).

Last modified: 08 Jan 2025 4:20pm