An Ashburton mayoral candidate says he'll “make Ashburton great again”. Jeff Ryan says he intends to run for mayor in the upcoming local elections, campaigning to “put a stop to the band-aid bridge”.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is reviewing the automatic speed limit reversal in Rakaia after facing a community ...

Deregulating gene editing technologies has wider consequences than the Government has considered, farmers and researchers say. The contentious Gene Technology Bill is in its final week of receiving ...

Emotions ran high for the newest kapahaka group in town after their first performance. Te Whānau o Hakatere, the family of ...

Waitangi Day was a significant one for Rangitata MP James Meager, historically and personally, after accompanying Prime ...

A Methven man guilty of drink driving has used his situation to educate others. Joshua David Kershaw, 40, was stopped at an alcohol checkpoint on the morning of December 4. He blew a breath alcohol re ...

The new Rakaia Recreation Centre will be finished by the end of March, despite the building's low water pressure causing problems. Project manager Mark Boag said it is getting down to the finishing ...

If they no longer have to, will Ashburton still roll out green waste bins? That was the question Mayor Neil Brown wanted ...

Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum’s air conditioning will move to an “aesthetically pleasing” ground-level location — pending ...

Irrigation is back in the spotlight as another Mid Canterbury provider prepares for their resource consent to get taken to court. Last year, Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Limited (ALIL) had a consent ...

The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) will say goodbye to its long-time chief executive this year. Alison Stewart has held the position for seven years, and will finish up in June. Until then, ...

A Hinds woman was caught drink driving after her car caught on fire because of a bird’s nest in the engine. Yvonne Veronica Jackson, 44, caught police attention in October last year after her CAR was ...