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 ...

Severe traffic congestion is holding up truckies in Ashburton, forcing drivers to breach their legal driving hours, an ...

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 ...

Ashburton council is considering all options for the future of a popular annual market after retailers complained the road ...

Rob Reid and Chris Robertson can’t hide their excitement and nor should they. The Braided Rivers Community Trust CEO and ...

The number of whooping cough cases in the latest epidemic has surpassed the 1000 mark - with 135 in Canterbury. By last ...

Christmas might come early in Ashburton. Ashburton mayor Neil Brown visited Wellington recently for a Local Government NZ ...

Foundational members of Waipukurau branch of the Red Cross Society in Russell Park, Waipukurau, 1914 (from left): Mrs Rose ...

Cutting red tape was the slogan championed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at his recent Mid Canterbury appearance. Luxon stopped by Ashburton on the Restoring Farmer Confidence tour alongside ...