'He was a bit oblivious': Lesson learned after illegal backyard rubbish fire
Irritated firefighters had to educate a Canterbury man about the dangers of lighting a backyard rubbish fire after a neighbour saw the smoke and flames and phoned 111.
Susan Sandys
Safety upgrade for accident-prone water feature
Safety upgrade for accident-prone water feature
A popular water feature in the centre of a Canterbury town has had a $7000 health and safety upgrade after two accidents.
New 24-hour fuel station for Ashburton
New 24-hour fuel station for Ashburton
Consent has been granted to establish a 24-hour self-serve fuel station on State Highway 1 opposite the Ashburton Domain.
Ratepayers help remove Bookarama waste
Poll: Ratepayers cover cost of removing Bookarama waste
Ratepayers will fork out several thousand dollars to help a Rotary club dispose of 16 tonnes of unwanted material from an Ashburton book sale.
Dream run for ski field
Dream run for Canterbury ski field
Mt Hutt Ski Area is trending towards a record ski season as it prepares to close for the year on Sunday.
Salmon sculpture to be restored
Council to go ahead with Rakaia salmon sculpture restoration
Rakaia’s iconic salmon sculpture will be transported to Christchurch for a $297,000 refurbishment project.
Mystery weight gain turns out to be 21kg cyst
Mystery weight gain turns out to be 21kg cyst
With a hugely swollen belly, people would ask a 53-year-old Canterbury woman if she was pregnant. But it turned out to be a 38cm-wide, 21kg ovarian cyst.
Mystery symptoms from cyst
Mystery symptoms from cyst
With a hugely swollen belly, people would ask a 53-year-old Canterbury woman if she was pregnant. But it turned out to be a 38cm-wide ovarian cyst.
Canterbury SPCA centre to close
Canterbury SPCA centre to close
After rehoming almost 1000 pets, the SPCA Ashburton Centre on Seafield Rd will close on October 31.
Council staff member threw microwave off balcony
Council staff member threw microwave off balcony cause he 'thought it may start a fire'
WorkSafe will not intervene after a district council staff member threw a microwave off the top-floor balcony of a central Ashburton workplace.
U-turn on SH1 roundabout idea
'No plans to proceed': U-turn on SH1 roundabout idea
It appears to be a case of 'yeah, nah' for NZTA when it comes to adding a roundabout to State Highway 1 at Rakaia.
State Highway 1 roundabout rumours valid
State Highway 1 roundabout rumours valid
Roundabout rumours have been going around in Rakaia. And NZTA has this week verified plans are being made to add one to SH1.
Speedway crash Lego creation to feature at brick show
Speedway crash Lego creation to feature at brick show
Building her own Lego creations is all about storytelling for Canterbury's Abby Woods.
Clearing of raised gravel islands starts for bridge build
Clearing of raised gravel islands starts for bridge build
Costs are yet to be confirmed for enhancing the tarāpuka bird nesting habitat in the Ashburton River ahead of the town’s second bridge project.
Green light for Four Square
Green light for Four Square in Rakaia
Land use consent has been granted for Rakaia’s Four Square to operate in the former Salmon Tales building. Now the supermarket is aiming for a pre-Christmas opening in the landmark building.
Cop station plan a 'bloody disgrace'
Cop station plan a 'bloody disgrace'
Mid Canterbury is set to get four more frontline officers under the police restructure proposal. But the sole officer position at Rakaia will become a traffic policing position, while one of the two officer positions at Methven will go to Ashburton.
'Do it faster': Viaduct will reopen eventually
'Do it faster': Viaduct will reopen eventually - KiwiRail
Six to eight months to repair the Tinwald rail viaduct is too long, a resident says.
Greyhound trainers hopeful ban will be overturned
'Born to run': Canterbury greyhound trainers hopeful ban will be overturned
Two Rakaia greyhound trainers are quietly confident they will be able to continue doing what they have always done after July next year.
Crashes prompt warning about icy roads
Crashes prompt warning about icy roads
A car plummeted off a road in the steep Rakaia Gorge after sliding on ice.
Petition to four-lane SH1 grows
Petition to four-lane SH1 grows
A petition calling on the Government to reconsider four-laning State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton had over 465 signatures as of Thursday.