Work on Ashburton’s new terraced 18-hole mini golf course gets underway this week. Mayor Neil Brown turned the sod in a digger on Tuesday, with contractors setting up on site this week to begin the ...

Environment Canterbury is refunding the Hekeao Hinds Water Enhancement Trust about $64,000 for not meeting statutory timeframes in handling its resource consents. The regional council confirmed a 50% ...

On the farm, winter has its own rhythm. Beneath the frost-covered paddocks and shorter days, there’s a sense of anticipation. We all know spring is coming. Lambing, calving, and the busiest stretch on ...

Ashburton's Anita Smith completed the Back to Base Challenge and was the highest fundraising individual in Mid Canterbury for the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Helicopter. PHOTO JULIE MOFFETT ...

A Mid Canterbury rural advocate has called the government’s proposed bus route funding cuts counterintuitive. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is reviewing school bus routes nationwide, which could see ...

· Key Highlights: Good old fashioned show with horses showing their stuff in the rings, FX Motorbike displays throughout the day, Free lego tent, childrens entertainment and Sha-low playing all day, ...

UPDATE 3.32pm: One person has died following an avalanche in the Arrowsmith Range area today. Police were notified of the avalanche at 12.25pm. One person was trapped in the avalanche and was in a ...

The weekend saw over 70 Nepali people, most from the Kathmandu Valley, come together at Lake Hood to celebrate their version of Holi. It involved huge plates of local food, like Chiura (rice flakes) ...

Local property developers have purchased the old Ashburton Public Library. CBR Properties Limited completed the purchase of the old library site for $1.1 million from the Ashburton District Council on ...

Staff from Tamar Beef and St John will be in costume at the Maize Maze on the Methven Highway for the first Friday horror night. Be prepared to get scared. A spooky fundraiser is set to bolster the ...

Mid Canterbury Women's Institute treasurer Mavis Wilkins pins a corsage on national president Jude Vaughan, ahead of the formalities at the organisation's 90th celebration.

Ashburton residents are spoilt for choice when it comes to scenic walks in the district. Sharon Davis has compiled a list of short and easy walks for the holidays. The first of our two-part local ...