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 ...

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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 ...

A new government initiative aims to give farmers more power over their power. The Solar on Farms package was announced last week by Minister for energy Simon Watts. “Kiwi farmers have a long history ...

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“Finding solace in a glass pipe" A judge apprehensively hopes a Netherby man can “shake methamphetamine” before it consumes him. Zack Scott, 31, was charged with possessing an offensive weapon, a ...