Maysie Willis with one of her exquisite pencil drawings. Last year, she won the top local award at Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition, which opens again on Monday night ...

Surrounded by friends, family and good music, Eileen Greenwood turned 102 this week.

A woman fed up with seeing near-misses is campaigning for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes. Rachel Gillard-Tew launched a petition this week calling on the ...

Health New Zealand lifted its algal bloom health warning at Lake Hood. The popular man-made lake near Ashburton was issued the health warning on March 20. Recent water testing at Lake Hood has shown ...

Councillor Lynette Lovett will not seek re-election on the Ashburton District Council after taking her children's advice. Nominations for the local body elections open today (July 4). Lovett, a ...

An Ashburton couple hope their new 100% local dog food will disrupt the New Zealand dog kibble market - and then, perhaps, the world. The grain-free Kiwi Country dry dog food hit supermarket shelves ...

Eddrick Reusora, 6, loving his noodles at the Hakatere noodle Festival at Naring Square East. There was some wind and rain for the Hakatere Noodle Festival but it didn't stop an estimated 6,000 people ...

Our news, online, all the time.27 Jun 2025 • 2 min read Local’s lego wonderland set for brick show ...

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Our news, online, all the time.27 May 2025 • 1 min read More time, more care, more help Tayla Wright from Hype Youth Centre said extended opening hours has seen more young people use the free service.

Two newly-built solar farms in Willowby, Ashburton, are giving power back to their communities - literally and figuratively. Since Christmas Eve, the farms have generated 1,446,451 kilowatt hours of ...

Our news, online, all the time.27 Jun 2025 • 1 min read A cultural first for Longbeach Longbeach School students at the school's very first Matariki event. Front row, Annabel George (left), Fergus ...