Ashburton District Council is the territorial authority for the Ashburton District of New Zealand.

[1] The council consists of the mayor of Ashburton and nine ward councillors.

[1] The current mayor is Neil Brown.

[2][3][4] In 2020, the council had 307 staff, including 43 earning more than $100,000.

According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,336.