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Mid CanterburyAugust 23

Pupils supporting Ashburton River planting crusade

Mid Canterbury pupils are getting behind Ross Hawthorne’s Ashburton/Hakatere River planting project, which is flourishing.
Toni Williams
    Pupils supporting Ashburton River planting crusade
    Pupils supporting Ashburton River planting crusade
    Mid CanterburyAugust 23

    'Highway robbery': South Island leaders demand fairer transport funding

    South Islanders are facing ‘‘highway robbery’’ when it comes to national transport funding, Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) chairperson says.
    'Highway robbery': South Island leaders demand fairer transport funding
    'Highway robbery': South Island leaders demand fairer transport funding
    Mid CanterburyAugust 23

    Water levels dropped at domain, and lake, for winter maintenance work

    Water has been cut off to the middle pond in the Ashburton Domain for a couple of weeks so that contractors can continue their bank stabilisation work at the back of the cricket oval and pavilion.
    Heather Mackenzie
    Water levels dropped at domain, and lake, for winter maintenance work
    Water levels dropped at domain, and lake, for winter maintenance work
    Mid CanterburyAugust 23

    Ground breaking firefighter’s service recognised with gold star

    Willowby Volunteer Firefighter Debs Stilgoe-Brooker has been a fighting fires longer than being a mum and a wife.
    Heather Mackenzie
    Ground breaking firefighter’s service recognised with gold star
    Ground breaking firefighter’s service recognised with gold star
    Mid CanterburyAugust 23

    Emma firmly in the driver’s seat and going places with kart racing

    Ashburton Intermediate pupil Emma Gallagher is in the midst of busy time on the kart racing scene taking out several placing ahead of events in Invercargill and Dunedin later this month.
    Dellwyn Moylan
    Emma firmly in the driver’s seat and going places with kart racing
    Emma firmly in the driver’s seat and going places with kart racing
    CanterburyAugust 23

    Rail bridge on track to reopen soon

    A historic railway footbridge restoration project in Ashburton is on track and set to reopen in October.
    Rail bridge on track to reopen soon
    Rail bridge on track to reopen soon
    Mid CanterburyAugust 23

    Open home: Students building one house at a time

    Ashburton College held an open home on Sunday to show off the work of students on the school’s building and construction course.
    Heather Mackenzie
    Open home: Students building one house at a time
    Open home: Students building one house at a time
    Mid CanterburyAugust 23

    Cadets make trip of a lifetime to military sites in Europe

    A Canterbury cadet unit commander and 16-year-old sergeant went on a whirlwind 13-day trip to military sites in Europe.
    Dellwyn Moylan
    Cadets make trip of a lifetime to military sites in Europe
    Cadets make trip of a lifetime to military sites in Europe
    Mid CanterburyAugust 21

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Performer’s dream comes true

    For Chris Woods, playing a role in the Methven Theatre Company's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a dream come true.
    Heather Mackenzie
    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Performer’s dream comes true
    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Performer’s dream comes true
    Mid CanterburyAugust 21

    ‘Outstanding’ couple claim arable farming title

    Methven couple John and Mel McCaw were named Arable Farmers of the Year at an awards ceremony in Christchurch on Thursday night.
    ‘Outstanding’ couple claim arable farming title
    ‘Outstanding’ couple claim arable farming title
    Mid CanterburyAugust 20

    Basketballers making connections, having fun and playing sport

    Inclusive basketballers from Ashburton will this weekend be joined by players from the Special Olympics Canterbury basketball team.
    Toni Williams
    Basketballers making connections, having fun and playing sport
    Basketballers making connections, having fun and playing sport
    Mid CanterburyAugust 20

    Governance skills aided by memorial scholarship

    Receiving the Jan Early Memorial Scholarship in 2025 was a humbling experience for Megan Fitzgerald from Methven.
    Dellwyn Moylan
    Governance skills aided by memorial scholarship
    Governance skills aided by memorial scholarship
    Mid CanterburyAugust 20

    Rural health benefits from annual car rally proceeds

    Seven Plains Rotary club members have taken a behind-the-scenes look into the workings of a digital video laryngoscope machine at the Rural Health Academic Centre at Ashburton Hospital.
    Toni Williams - Ashburton Courier
    Rural health benefits from annual car rally proceeds
    Rural health benefits from annual car rally proceeds