Council services and opening hours over the 2025/2026 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Council offices
Fairlie
Closing Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 12:00pm, Reopening Monday 5 January 2026 at 8:30am
Twizel
Closing Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 12:00pm, Reopening Monday 5 January 2026 at 8:30am
The customer services team are available throughout the holiday period to deal with urgent matters on 0800 685 8514.
Twizel NZ Post Centre
Limited days and hours of operation on weekdays from Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Monday 5 January 2026, for NZ Post Centre services only.
- Monday 29 December 2024 - Open 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuesday 30 December 2024 - Open 9:00am to 4:00pm
Regular days and hours resume from Monday 5 January 2026 onward.
Building Control
Building Control closes on Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 12:00pm, and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.
Regulatory
There is a staff roster on most days of the Christmas / New Year period except for between Saturday 27 December 2025 and Friday 2 January 2026.
LIM Applications
The last date for accepting LIM applications for processing in 2025 is 9 December.
Processing (statutory time clock) will recommence on Monday 5 January 2026 (subject to approval by Regulatory).
Planning / Consents
The processing clock for consent applications will stop at 5:00pm, Friday 19 December 2025.
The processing clock will resume at 9:00am, Monday 12 January 2026, in accordance with Resource Management Act 1991.
Libraries
Mackenzie Community Library - Fairlie
- Christmas period - 25 to 28 December 2025 - Closed
- Monday 29 December 2025 - 10:30am to 4:00pm
- Tuesday 30 December 2025 - 10:30am to 4:00pm
- Wednesday 31 December 2025 - 10:30am to 4:00pm
- New Year’s Day period - Thursday 1 January, Friday 2 January and Saturday 3 January 2026 - Closed
Regular opening days and hours resume from Monday 5 January 2026.
Twizel Community Library
Closing Mid-December, re-opening Mid-January.
Waste Services
Kerbside collections
There are no kerbside collection on Christmas Day or New Years Day. For the week following Christmas Day and New Years Day collections are as follows:
- Fairlie, Albury, Burkes Pass and Kimbell - Friday 26 December 2025
- Twizel (outer) - Monday 29 December 2025 (🔴red, 🟢green and 🔵blue bins)
- Twizel (inner) - Tuesday 30 December 2025 (🔴red, 🟢green and 🔵blue bins)
- Tekapo - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (🟡yellow, 🟢green and 🔵blue bins)
- Fairlie, Albury, Burkes Pass and Kimbell - Friday 2 January 2026 (🟡yellow, 🟢green and 🔵blue bins)
Extra red bin collection
There is an extra 🔴red bin collection on the following days, in addition to the yellow, green and blue bins.
- Twizel (outer) - Monday 5 January 2026
- Twizel (inner) - Tuesday 6 January 2026
- Tekapo – Wednesday 31 December 2025
Please have bins out for collection by 7:00am.
Resource Recovery Parks
Resource Recovery Parks are open over the following weekdays:
Fairlie:
- Saturday 27 December 2025 - 12:30pm to 4:30pm
- Sunday 28 December 2025 - 12:30pm to 4:30pm
- Tuesday 30 December 2025 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
- Saturday 3 January 2026 - 12:30pm to 4:30pm
- Sunday 4 January 2026 - 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Tekapo:
- Saturday 27 December 2025 - 9:00am to 11:30am
- Sunday 28 December 2025 - 9:00am to 11:30am
- Wednesday 31 December 2025 - 10:00am to 4:30pm
- Saturday 3 January 2025 - 9:00am to 11:30am
- Sunday 4 January 2026 - 9:00am to 11:30am
Twizel:
- Saturday 27 December 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Sunday 28 December 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Monday 29 December 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuesday 30 December 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Wednesday 31 December 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Saturday 3 January 2026 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Sunday 4 January 2026 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
All Resource Recovery Parks are closed on the following public holidays:
- Christmas Day - Thursday 25 December 2025
- Boxing Day - Friday 26 December 2025
- New Year’s Day - Thursday 1 January 2026
- Statutory Holiday - Friday 2 January 2026
Regular days and hours resume from Monday 5 January 2026 onward.
Swimming Pools
Closed on the following days:
- Christmas Day - Thursday 25 December 2025
- Boxing Day - Friday 26 December 2025