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	Thu, 17 Jul 2025: Push for regions to keep and spend road tax money Stuff.co.nz - 17 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) An Ashburton man wants more road taxes generated in the district to be spent locally and the South Island minister says he will look at the proposal. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Thu, 10 Jul 2025: Wheelchair user dies after being hit by car in Ashburton RadioNZ - 10 Jul (RadioNZ) Police were called after a report of a crash involving a car and a person in an electric wheelchair in Ashburton on Saturday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Fri, 4 Jul 2025: Fresh push for four-lane highway from Rolleston to Ashburton Stuff.co.nz - 4 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) A woman fed up with seeing near-misses is campaigning for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Mon, 16 Jun 2025: Ashburton College sends students home after power outage RadioNZ - 16 Jun (RadioNZ) Students were sent home at about 10am due to a lack of heating, lighting and internet, the school said. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Thu, 12 Jun 2025: Ashburton mayor plans own road cone crackdown with $10 fee Stuff.co.nz - 12 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) “Anything to identify the overuse of road cones is good,” Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Fri, 6 Jun 2025: Ashburton councillor ‘wants value for money’ from CCTV investment Stuff.co.nz - 6 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) The council expected to spend $85,000 in 2024/25 on its CCTV network. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Fri, 16 May 2025: The South Island town with no public bus Stuff.co.nz - 16 May (Stuff.co.nz) Ashburton’s bus debate is going round-and-round, with one councillor saying Uber and e-scooters will do the job. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Thu, 15 May 2025: Ashburton teacher Wendy Hopwood’s registration cancelled after making fun of students, ripping up work NZ Herald - 15 May (NZ Herald) Wendy Hopwood also ripped up students’ artwork and tore pages from their workbooks. Read... Newslink ©2026 to NZ Herald General



	Thu, 15 May 2025: FENZ to investigate cause of fire that burnt thousands of hay bales near Ashburton RadioNZ - 15 May (RadioNZ) The blaze broke out in two hay sheds housing 214,000 bales near Ashburton shortly before midnight on Wednesday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Thu, 15 May 2025: Ashburton farm fire: 14,000 hay bales go up in flames NZ Herald - 15 May (NZ Herald) Smoke is blowing over State Highway 1 from the fire. Read... Newslink ©2026 to NZ Herald General