Police have evacuated properties in Ashburton near to where a `suspicious` item resembling unexploded ordnance has been found.Police say they were called to a residential property on Elizabeth St in Allenton where the item was found.The... Read...
A year after unprecedented floods inundated mid-Canterbury, affected residents and authorities are calling for additional support from government. Read...
By Sally Murphy of RNZ Farmers hit hard by the Ashburton floods say their farms have recovered well and in some cases, their pastures are better than before.It is a year since heavy rainfall caused rivers in mid-Canterbury to... Read...
Two Canterbury mayors remain concerned their ratepayers won`t benefit from the Three Reforms and instead be left to subsidise other communities.Ashburton and Selwyn mayors say their ratepayers have carried the burden of funding... Read...
The Ashburton District Council`s draft annual plan proposing a 9.4 percent rate increase has received a paltry 58 submissions with five days before consultation closes. Read...
An Ashburton farming couple are shaking things up, running conventional and regenerative systems side by side while letting staff choose their hours - and take home free farm-grown food. Read...
The directors of Goodwood Capital Limited (NZX: GWC) announce that GWC has reached agreement to acquire 100% of WasteCo Holdings NZ Limited (WasteCo), a diversified waste, refuse and industrial services business with operations in Christchurch, Ashburton, Read...
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