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Christmas and New Year Opening Hours and Services

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