Senior Constable Vince Nolan vividly remembers the night when a shotgun blast blew out his ribs and left a hole in his chest.Fifty years ago this month the pellets flung him backwards and he was left to die on the ground of the... Read...

Ashburton`s mayor backs the de-population of the district`s major cattle feedlot to curb the mycoplasma bovis disease, even though he expects an impact on the local economy. Read...

By RNZ The Ministry for Primary Industries has announced it will begin culling cows on a huge feedlot near Ashburton which is infected with M. bovis.And further, it has announced a control area notice to reduce stock on 14 nearby... Read...

The Ministry for Primary Industries has announced will begin culling cows on a huge feedlot, near Ashburton, which is infected with Mycoplasma bovis. Read...

Another Ashburton District Council candidate has expressed her disapproval of government-enforced mandates. Read...

A sneak peek inside Ashburton`s new library and civic building, Te Pataka a ka Tuhituhi and Te Waharoa a Hine Paaka, has only increased the anticipation. Read...

Ashburton is no longer immune to ram raids after Stirling Sports had a car drive through the store`s front facade and travel almost clean through the back wall.Franchisee Matt Lewis said it was disappointing to see that ram raids... Read...

Police are investigating after a young boy on his way to school was reportedly approached by a man in Ashburton.A spokesperson said when the boy got home from school, he told his mother that a man in a white `older` vehicle approached... Read...

Ashburton`s mayor says mass gang arrests and the biggest local drug bust in over a decade won`t damage the community`s reputation as a safe place to live.That`s the view of Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown in the fallout from the three-day... Read...

Police say they have seriously dented a methamphetamine ring, with 165 charges laid against 18 people, after raids on gang properties in Ashburton. Read...