Wild Macquarie a happy place for Methven woman
Methven’s Kimberley Wallace has been running survival training for scientists and research officers on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.
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Lap of honour planned for car club president
Shayne Adams Memorial Street Sprints: Lap of honour planned for late president
Ashburton Car Club president Shayne Adams will be remembered at the club’s annual street sprints next month with the 2021 event being named in his honour.
Crews battle large haybarn fire near Ashburton
Crews battle large haybarn fire in Mid Canterbury
Updated 8.30 am
About 24 firefighters battled a large hay fire in Winslow near Ashburton on Monday morning.
Kenny’s gourmet sausages: Ashburton butcher back in business
Kenny’s gourmet sausages: Ashburton butcher back in business
An Ashburton-born and bred butcher is back into the meat business and going gourmet - German-style.
Ashburton jet boat crash: Pair convicted and fined
Ashburton jet boat crash: Pair convicted and fined
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A horror jet boat crash on a scenic South Island lake has ended with two men convicted and fined in the Christchurch District Court.
Cancer photo cards turn heads
Cancer photo cards turn heads
The Mid Canterbury centre of the Cancer Society has launched a new greeting card fundraising campaign with local photographer Nel Davison.
Bid to become the fastest Kiwi on a motorbike
Bid to become the fastest Kiwi on a motorbike
Phil Garrett hopes to finally become the fastest person on a motorcycle in NZ this weekend when he makes the attempt in Ashburton.
Meeting over nitrate levels in drinking water
Bowel cancer risk: Meeting hears concerns over nitrate levels in Canterbury water
More than 100 people attended a meeting at Burnside High to discuss the level of nitrates in Canterbury's drinking water.
Carolyn walks off weight
Young mum takes up challenge to walk off weight, raise money for Plunket
Carolyn Macey-Rai’s personal health has never been better since taking on a challenge to improve it.
Principal calls for better management of phones
Principal calls for better management of phones
A Mid Canterbury school principal believes the use of phones in schools needs to be carefully managed.
St John honours Margaret's 72-year stint
St John honours Margaret's 72-year stint
Margaret Taylor was just 12-years-old when she joined the St John Cadets in Sumner, setting up a life-long association with the organisation that has spanned 72 years and counting.
Be ready, quake professor warns home town
Be ready - quake professor warns Canterbury home town
A former Mt Hutt College student was in his home town last week to warn people to be better prepared for the 8.0 magnitude alpine quake that scientists like him say is inevitable.
Man killed in Ashburton Lakes crash named
Man killed in Ashburton Lakes crash named
Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash in the Ashburton Lakes area at the weekend before Easter.
Alleged filming incident gets student suspended
Student suspended after 'humiliating' filming incident at Canterbury high school
A student has been suspended from a Mid Canterbury high school after a serious incident in which another young person was reportedly deliberately filmed and humiliated.
Kaikoura, MacKenzie, Mt Cook prioritised for tourism funding
Kaikoura, MacKenzie, Mt Cook prioritised for tourism funding
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About $13 million of tourism infrastructure funding is on the way, with Kaikoura, MacKenzie - Aoraki Mt Cook, Queenstown Lakes, Fiordland and South Westland identified as priority areas for grants.
Not following advice led to win
Not following advice led to win
Newly-crowned Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year Dale McAlwee will head to the grand final in Christchurch in July.
Ashburton CBD overhaul 'on track'
Ashburton CBD overhaul 'on track'
Ashburton District Council remains upbeat as a multi-million dollar overhaul of the town centre continues to make headway.
Barbora’s call of the wild
Barbora’s call of the wild: 1300km trek to help Methven boy get heart transplant
Barbora Padertova is on a mission, walking 1300km to raise money for Heart Kids Canterbury and a Methven family whose 13-year-old son is waiting for a heart transplant.
Roading change planned for Tinwald viaduct
Roading change planned for Tinwald viaduct
The Tinwald viaduct will become a one way, left turn only on to State Highway 1 under proposed plans to improve road safety and highway access.
Appeal for information after Ashburton haystack arson
Appeal for information after Ashburton haystack arson
Ashburton police are appealing for information about a suspicious fire on Sunday.