An elderly Ashburton man was `savagely attacked` after disturbing an intruder last night, while police are still hunting for the offender.Police are asking the public for him after the burglary and aggravated assault which left... Read...
Police are still combing through the information they have received in the hunt for Kirsty Bentley`s killer.About 80 tips – regarding people, vehicles, and events – had been sent in since a $100,000 reward was posted in late July.The... Read...
Ashburton College principal Ross Preece says a review of the school`s bullying policies will take place as the fallout continues from the latest claims.Ashburton College has been in damage control after serious bullying accusations... Read...
Ashburton District council chief executive Hamish Riach says the council must improve on its delivery after $14.5 million worth of carry-over projects from the 2021-22 financial year. Read...
The Ashburton District Council has issued its roading contractor a `please explain` over its road maintenance ahead of the summer roading programme.Mayor Neil Brown has told the roading contractors they must do better.Brown, chief... Read...
The board of a Mid Canterbury secondary school at the centre of extensive bullying allegations believe recent media reports are not a fair representation of the school. Read...
Ashburton College principal Ross Preece feels no pressure to resign after further stinging national media bullying claims against his school.The allegations, which included a suggestion that a student attempted suicide because she... Read...
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...