'They call me The Weather Man'
'They call me The Weather Man'
The Weather Man has been recording the wind, rain and temperature in Ashburton for 19 years. But now Graham Taylor has retired from running his own meteorology station in the town.
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State Highway 8 reopens after serious crash
State Highway 8 reopens after serious crash
The Lindis Pass has reopened after being closed for several hours following a crash that left a person seriously injured early today.
Festival to be electric opportunity
Festival to be electric opportunity
A Timaru-born musician is set to take to the main stage at the biggest festival in Australasia this weekend.
'Snake' the penguin fattened up after beach rescue
'Snake' the penguin fattened up after beach rescue
A rare erect crested penguin found on a Canterbury beach and nicknamed 'Snake' will be released when she has finished moulting in a few days.
$208k public loo upgrade criticised
'Ridiculous': Lake users criticise $208k public loo upgrade
A $208,000 revamp of the public toilet block at Canterbury's Lake Heron will see the three flush loos and urinal upgraded to two unisex dry vault toilets.
College in limbo over funding hurdle
A school of two halves: College in limbo due to funding hurdle
"A complete breakdown in common sense." That is how a Canterbury principal is describing the Ministry of Education’s delay in funding the next stage of his college’s $55 million rebuild.
Poor phone reception frustrates customers
'We only get half a service': Poor phone reception frustrates customers
Spark customers in Rangiora are fed up with the lack of internet service and cellphone calls either not connecting or dropping out due to poor reception.
U-turn on water partnership entity
U-turn on water partnership entity
The Waitaki District Council is rejoining the Southern Waters partnership it ditched last year. And the Mackenzie and Timaru councils may also join it.
ECan proposes rates rise
ECan proposes rates rise
Environment Canterbury is proposing a rates rise of just under 3%. But one councillor broke down in tears of frustration over the constraints being put on the regional council by the Government's reforms and rates capping.
Person killed in State Highway 1 crash
Person killed in State Highway 1 crash
A person has died following a serious crash in Waikuku, north of Christchurch, overnight.
Changes coming for bus-riding pensioners
Changes coming for pensioners who ride ECan buses
Pensioners can continue presenting their SuperGold card to ride on Environment Canterbury buses for now - but a change is coming.
Community rallies around family
Community rallies around family of child hit by car
Donations, including money, groceries and "heaps of vouchers", have been pouring in for the family of Canterbury 10-year-old Alex Bennett.
Highway closed after motorbike crash
Highway closed after motorbike crash
State Highway 73 near Arthur's Pass has been blocked in both directions following a serious crash involving a motorcyclist.
Minister digs in for mini excavator adventure
Minister digs in for mini excavator adventure
A Rangiora couple's bid to establish NZs first mini-digger adventure experience nearly ground to a halt before it began. Then ACT's deputy leader stepped in to help them cut through the red tape.
Ashburton 'overspending' on roads
Ashburton 'overspending' on roads
Rates will go up in the Ashburton District, but work on the roads looks set to be reduced after “overspending” in the last two years.
Supreme Award winner loves his garden
Supreme Award winner loves his garden - but knows nothing about plants
A Canterbury gardener, who says he knows nothing about plants but loves spending time in his garden, has won the Supreme Award in the Kaiapoi Garden Club’s annual competition.
Questions over Lake Hood's future
Questions over Lake Hood's future
Ashburton district councillors are proposing to hire a Lake Hood operations manager as part of the draft annual plan, which would sink more money into the algae-plagued man-made lake.
Cost of new road blows out
From $37.9m to $65.6m: Cost blowout for new road
The cost of Rangiora's long-awaited eastern link road has almost doubled, meaning ratepayers face a bigger bill.
Crumbling hall marked for demolition
Crumbling hall marked for demolition
Ashburton's Balmoral Hall is now empty, crumbling, and awaiting confirmation of its demolition.
Person sought in relation to stolen jewellery
Person sought in relation to stolen jewellery
Police investigating a burglary in which a number of jewellery items were taken from a South Canterbury address want to speak to the person in this photo.