Ashburton's second bridge is officially on the way, after the New Zealand Transport Agency and local council finally signed a deal for its construction. Ashburton mayor Neil Brown spoke to Alexa Cook.

Emergency services were called just before 10.30 this morning - and enquiries are ongoing.

“Approximately 24,000 vehicles use the Ashburton Bridge each day. It provides a key connection for supply chains and ...

An investigation into what caused the fire is now underway.

A major milestone has been achieved this week with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board approving the business case and signing a partner agreement ...

Police can confirm that a person has died following a fire at a house on Glassey Drive, Ashburton.Emergency services attended the fire, reported at ...

Ashburton District councillors voted on Wednesday that the 2024/24 draft annual plan doesn’t need to go out for public ...

Greenpeace is offering free drinking water nitrate testing in Mid Canterbury this weekend after the regional council decided ...

Mid-Canterbury horseman Gerard O’Reilly drove his 700th win at the Timaru Harness Racing meeting at Phar Lap Raceway today ...

Churn and recruitment can be expensive; retention is relatively cheaper, he says. But farmers needed to concentrate a lot more on personal attributes, rather than pre-existing skills when hiring.

Keas are growing in numbers in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. The dogs that killed four-year-old Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan near Katikati on Friday have been euthanised. Pay to use loos have been ...

Ashburton will have a new mayor after Neil Brown announces he will not be re-running, a user pay system for public bathrooms has been proposed after $30k of vandalism, and Jonathan has updates on ...