Retirement 'ruined'
Retirement 'ruined' by dog next door
An elderly Canterbury couple say their peaceful retirement has been ruined by loud barking and howling from a dog next door.
Susan Sandys
New library a hit with visitors
New library a hit with visitors
Really cool, pretty flash, fancy, magic, marvellous, brilliant and amazing is how some Ashburton residents described their new library, Te Kete Tuhinga.
Classic cars park up for Samuel’s birthday
Classic cars park up for Samuel’s birthday
About 50 classic and performance car owners turned out for a Canterbury boy’s birthday.
Plan to tackle weedy roundabout
Plan to tackle weedy roundabout
Weeds have been flourishing at an Ashburton intersection - but not for much longer.
Meatworker transforming river trail
Meatworker transforming river trail
Ross Hawthorne’s project to establish a flourishing native forest alongside the Ashburton River has seen thousands of seedlings planted.
Ready for Christmas
Ready for Christmas
Bruce Dawson of Ashburton has naturally high cheek bones, and a rosy colour to his face.
Dux leaves school behind
Dux leaves school behind to study in Chch
Dux Angelina Trail has been at Ashburton Christian School since she was five - and is sad to leave it behind as she moves on to a new challenge.
Taste buds tantalised
Tantalise your taste buds after direct flight from Chch to China
Boiled bullfrog anyone? Or how about poached water bamboo? These are just some of the delicacies Susan Sandys enjoyed after catching a direct flight to China from Christchurch Airport.
'Love of clay' helps Lois win supreme award
'Love of clay as a kid' leads former nurse to supreme pottery award
When Lois Orchard was 16, she would tell people she wanted to be a potter when she left school.
Chinese airline returns to city
Chinese airline resumes Christchurch flights
There was a jubilant atmosphere at Christchurch International Airport on Friday night for the return of China Southern Airlines' direct flights.
Chinese airline returns to city
Chinese airline returns to Christchurch Airport
There was a jubilant atmosphere at Christchurch International Airport on Friday night for the return of China Southern Airlines' direct flights.
'Our little fighter'
'Our little fighter': Canterbury mum and baby lucky to be alive
Aleisha McLay and her baby Violet are lucky to be alive after pregnancy and post-natal complications almost killed them both. Aleisha spoke to Susan Sandys as Violet arrived home from 11 weeks in neonatal ICU.
Warning over rental property scam
Warning over rental property scam
An Ashburton woman who almost lost $1800 in a rental property scam is warning others.
Ashburton College Dux named
Isabel Wall named Ashburton College Dux
Isabel Wall was named Dux of Ashburton College at the school’s year 13 prize-giving.
New Rangitata MP settles in after big election win
New Rangitata MP settles in after big election win
New Rangitata MP James Meager grew up in a state house in Timaru with the Road Knights around the corner and cousins in the Mongrel Mob - now he is a rising star in the National Party.
SPCA op shop closes permanently
SPCA op shop closes permanently
The SPCA has permanently closed its Ashburton op shop.
'Tough' winter for Mt Hutt
'Tough' winter for Mt Hutt
It has been a "tough" winter for the Mt Hutt Ski Area, which has seen a record number of closed days this year.
SPCA application to allow op shop to reopen declined
SPCA application to allow op shop to reopen declined
A closed SPCA op shop may have to move after a Canterbury district council declined the animal welfare charity’s application to reopen the store.
Emergency extraction for Storm
'Everything goes tense': Emergency extraction for Storm the puppy
Canterbury firefighters and a veterinarian worked with dogged determination to rescue a trapped five-month-old puppy from a rather uncomfortable predicament.
81yo braces for another big kitten season
81-year-old Animal Welfare Centre manager braces for another big kitten season
At the age of 81, Mid Canterbury Animal Welfare Centre manager Rallou Keeley has no plans to retire from her volunteer role, especially with kitten season starting in November.