Maysie Willis with one of her exquisite pencil drawings. Last year, she won the top local award at Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition, which opens again on Monday night ...

A woman fed up with seeing near-misses is campaigning for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes. Rachel Gillard-Tew launched a petition this week calling on the ...

Health New Zealand lifted its algal bloom health warning at Lake Hood. The popular man-made lake near Ashburton was issued the health warning on March 20. Recent water testing at Lake Hood has shown ...

Canterbury ratepayers are facing a 5.8% rates hike from the regional council. Environment Canterbury approved its 2025/26 annual plan at a council meeting on Wednesday, June 25, confirming an average ...

The new surface of the splashdeck and toddler pool at EA Networks Centre is not up to scratch and will be replaced by the ...

An Ashburton couple hope their new 100% local dog food will disrupt the New Zealand dog kibble market - and then, perhaps, the world. The grain-free Kiwi Country dry dog food hit supermarket shelves ...

Longbeach School students at the school's very first Matariki event. Front row, Annabel George (left), Fergus Stoddart, Ben Mckerchar, Fraser Bell, Genevieve Sheldon, Hazel Molloy. Back row, Hugo ...

Ross Hawthorne hopes to complete his vision of establishing a native forest alongside Ashburton River thanks to a grant from the Ashburton Water Zone Committee. Local biodiversity and pest management ...

Two newly-built solar farms in Willowby, Ashburton, are giving power back to their communities - literally and figuratively. Since Christmas Eve, the farms have generated 1,446,451 kilowatt hours of ...