One killed in crash near Ashburton
One person has died and another is in hospital with "serious injuries" after an overnight crash in Canterbury.
Mid Canterbury
Lesson learned after illegal backyard rubbish fire
'He was a bit oblivious': Lesson learned after illegal backyard rubbish fire
Irritated firefighters had to educate a Canterbury man about the dangers of lighting a backyard rubbish fire after a neighbour saw the smoke and flames and phoned 111.
Noise warning as piling work starts
'It will be loud': Noise warning as piling work for new bridge starts
The piling work to test how the ground around Ashburton’s second bridge will handle the massive foundations "will be loud at times", NZTA warns.
Former police officer sold on new career
Former police officer sold on new career
Former Canterbury community cop Sean Patterson is walking a different beat nowadays.
Taxpayers put millions into flood defences
Taxpayers put millions into Canterbury flood defences
Canterbury is set to get $21.5m in Government co-funding to fast-track nine priority river protection projects.
Safety upgrade for accident-prone water feature
Safety upgrade for accident-prone water feature
A popular water feature in the centre of a Canterbury town has had a $7000 health and safety upgrade after two accidents.
ECan councillor dismisses nitrate emergency
ECan councillor dismisses nitrate emergency
Environment Canterbury voters have re-elected incumbents Ian Mackenzie and John Sunckell to the regional council amid division over the region's nitrate emergency.
Grassroot Gangsters ready to mow
Grassroot Gangsters ready to mow
Canterbury couple Annie Cuthbertson and Tim Munro are firing up their ride-on lawnmower for an 86km trek to raise money for the Cancer Society and Hospice.
Police still investigating crash
Police still investigating crash involving a van, two utes and three cars
Police say the circumstances of a six-vehicle nose-to-tail crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury last week remain under investigation.
College gets $750k funding boost
College gets $750k funding boost
Ashburton College is set to receive a $750,000 funding boost for urgent and essential building maintenance.
Tri-paw pooch's island adventures
Book covers tri-paw pooch's island adventures
A Canterbury woman's Rarotongan adventures with a tri-paw dog she rescued from the island's SPCA have been captured in a children’s book.
New 24-hour fuel station for Ashburton
New 24-hour fuel station for Ashburton
Consent has been granted to establish a 24-hour self-serve fuel station on State Highway 1 opposite the Ashburton Domain.
New mayor settles into the big chair
'Quite nice sitting in here': Ashburton's new mayor settles into the big chair
Liz McMillan was grinning from ear to ear as she settled into the Ashburton mayoral office chair and looked out the window across Baring Square.
Serious injuries after SH79 crash
Serious injuries after SH79 crash
Five people have been injured - two seriously - after a crash that has closed the Geraldine-Fairlie Highway.
'Tonight I’m going to be…'
'Tonight I’m going to be…': Stars ready for competition
Excitement is building for Ashburton's Stars in Your Eyes competition this Friday.
Child dies in hospital after house fire
Child dies in hospital after house fire
A child has died in hospital after a house fire in Canterbury over the weekend.
New mayor in Ashburton
New mayor in Ashburton
With about 85% of the ballots counted in the Ashburton district, former deputy mayor Liz McMillan has won the mayoralty with 5472 votes.
'I was always confident I would win'
Phil Mauger re-elected as Christchurch mayor
Phil Mauger has been re-elected as Christchurch mayor.
Pedestrian hospitalised after being struck by car
Pedestrian hospitalised after being struck by car
Police want to speak to anyone who saw a pedestrian get hit by a car at a central Ashburton zebra crossing earlier this week.
Ratepayers help remove Bookarama waste
Poll: Ratepayers cover cost of removing Bookarama waste
Ratepayers will fork out several thousand dollars to help a Rotary club dispose of 16 tonnes of unwanted material from an Ashburton book sale.