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Ashburton District Council has unanimously backed a move to ditch the district s derided slogan. The Ashburton River/Hakatere in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, flowing across Mid Canterbury from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean. Source: istock.com
The majority of councillors are supporting a move to formalise a possible change in chambers with a few wanting to open it up to the public if necessary. Ashburton: Whatever it Takes has occasionally been the subject of ridicule in recent times, appearing on a handful of lists of one of the worst town slogans in the country.
It seems the district s community leaders unanimously agree that the district s catchphrase for more than a decade could do with some rejuvenation.