Surrounded by friends, family and good music, Eileen Greenwood turned 102 this week.

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 ...

Councillor Lynette Lovett will not seek re-election on the Ashburton District Council after taking her children's advice. Nominations for the local body elections open today (July 4). Lovett, a ...

A barrier fence will be added to a new playground in Ashburton after a resident raised fears about children playing right next to stormwater drainage pond. Ashburton District Council confirmed a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new government initiative aims to give farmers more power over their power. The Solar on Farms package was announced last week by Minister for energy Simon Watts. “Kiwi farmers have a long history ...

Our news, online, all the time.27 Jun 2025 • 1 min read A cultural first for Longbeach Longbeach School students at the school's very first Matariki event. Front row, Annabel George (left), Fergus ...

Jesse Hemi, 25, faced three counts of burglary, five of obtaining by deception and a theft charge in the Ashburton District Court. Around $4200 worth of reparation was sought by the victims, many of ...

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 ...

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown has expressed his sadness at the sudden passing of Councillor Rodger Letham. Letham died on Saturday after he was admitted to Ashburton Hospital a week ago, suffering from a ...