Rumble strips failed to slow down motorists on a rural Canterbury intersection, according to a recent council trial. Ashburton District District trialed the rumble strips to warn drivers of the ...

Facing a rapidly ageing population, the Ashburton District has received a funding boost to prepare an age friendly action ...

Ashburton’s population officially grew by 61 this week, with over a fifth moving from the Philippines. Residents from the ...

The land between the Rakaia and the Rangitata rivers boasted bountiful mahinga kai (food gathering sites), sites for seasonal settlement and important waterways which tangata whenua used frequently ...

We love our kiwis, our penguins and fantails… but do you know about the bird that booms? The australasian bittern, Māori name matuku-hūrepo, might be the quirkiest bird that calls our country home; ...

Flower enthusiast and competition judge Graham Gunn is sad to see the Ashburton Horticultural Society go. Photo Anisha Satya. Growing beautiful flowers is in Graham Gunn’s nature - he’s been winning ...

Mid Canterbury Netball has a new leader. Cindy Meadows has taken over as the president of the Mid Canterbury Netball management board, having been nominated for the position vacated by Ange Mitchell, ...

Fixing people's problems instead of helping them find solutions is a classic leadership mistake. That was one of the key takeaways Mid Canterbury photographer, farmer, and Hekeao Hinds Hill Country ...

Tributes have been flowing for prominent Mid Canterbury farming figure Chris Allen. The 62-year-old died in a tragic accident on his Ashburton Forks farm on Monday. Chris has been described as a titan ...