The Celtic Sea Snakes celebrated more than a win after their game against the Timaru Harlequins. They thumped the South Canterbury team 73 - 0, a bittersweet moment for Celtic player Amelia Aldridge ...

Ashburton’s population officially grew by 61 this week, with over a fifth moving from the Philippines. Residents from the United Kingdom, Pacific islands, Asia and beyond were welcomed to Mid ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eddrick Reusora, 6, loving his noodles at the Hakatere noodle Festival at Naring Square East. There was some wind and rain for the Hakatere Noodle Festival but it didn't stop an estimated 6,000 people ...

The ever-popular pig racing drew the crowds at the Mayfield show. Despite a shower of rain early that morning, the sun came out, and the Mayfield Show was once again a shining success. The event, ...

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Waitangi Day was a significant one for Rangitata MP James Meager, historically and personally, after accompanying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa for the occasion, last ...

The Ashburton District Council’s new library and civic centre opened its doors to the public in January, but an official opening ceremony is yet to take place.

Any effort to replenish a shrinking Canterbury Lake would require a costly new resource consent - and there's no guarantee it will be approved. The Ashburton District Council heard expert advice at a ...

Police have not yet released the name of a man who was found dead following an Ashburton house fire on Sunday. An examination of the scene has been completed at the property on Glassey Drive in ...

It’s not often that contractors and farmers get to take their machinery off-farm The tractor pull at the Mayfield A & P show is a rare chance for operators to play with their toys, and test their ...