With the flick of a switch - but after years of planning - Ashburton Hospital’s last coal-fired boiler has been shut down and replaced with a new $9 million electric system.
Harpreet Singh has taken off his chef whites, come out of the kitchen and taken over ownership of the Noble 600 restaurant in Ashburton.
Harpreet Singh has taken off his chef whites, come out of the kitchen and taken over ownership of the Noble 600 restaurant in Ashburton.
A Canterbury craftsman and real estate business are auctioning off a replica vintage Bugatti pedal car to raise money for Ronald McDonald House.
Ashburton Car Club secretary Kim Adams was named MotorSport New Zealand volunteer of the year at the national awards in Christchurch.
Canterbury 76-year-old Pauline Paterson has been involved in basketball at all levels for more than 55 years.
Ashburton Domain will come alive with lighting displays when the biggest-ever Glow in the Park festival is switched on this Friday.
Mere weeks into his new role, Ashburton Club and MSA general manager Cliff Downes is already making changes and identifying areas of excess and underuse.
Rain at the weekend may have offered some farmers temporary relief from the dry, but more is needed, Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust wellness manager Frances Beeston says.
Ashburton crane truck driver and amateur pilot Anja Liemburg is achieving her dream of flying in formation.
Thousands of soft, colourful teddy bears have been helping Canterbury children in stressful or traumatic situations.
Several Canterbury pilots have won national formation titles in the 2024 Flying New Zealand National Championships.
Pupils from Tinwald School raised $584 for Rare Disease Day by wearing bright-coloured clothing to class.
Three hectares of milling wheat is growing in readiness for harvesting by vintage and modern machinery at the upcoming Wheat and Wheels Rally on April 6-7.
Unbeatable Mount Hutt College duo James Clark and Jack Foster have won the Aorangi FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year title for the third year in a row.
Reducing challenges in the rural community will be a focus at next month’s Mayfield A&P Show for TV personality and Rural Support Trust ambassador Matt Chisholm.
The espionage and intrigue continues in Canterbury author Rachel Booth’s latest book - Spy School Drama!
The annual South Island Motorhome Show returns to Ashburton next month and is the place to be for anyone thinking of taking to the road in a campervan or caravan.
Judy Tuki, nee Sim, has been a familiar, smiling face at Sim’s Bakery in Ashburton for 60 years. But the 74-year-old will hang up her apron for good next week.
Former career jockey Jason Laking has hung up his saddle and thrown away the scales to mentor the next generation of top Canterbury riders.
