Ashburton`s Claire and Gerard Rushton will achieve something today that will ease the pain of the loss of their daughter.In the foyer of Parliament they`ll present a petition containing 6357 signatures which calls on the government... Read...
The Stocker family were supposed to be enjoying their new home by now but are still, along with others, at loggerheads with ECan over wastewater consent related to nitrate risk in Ashburton`s north-east. Read...
Ashburton`s tourism promoters are more focussed on business support than marketing, as confidence in the sector suffers from Covid-19 symptoms. Read...
Ashburton District Council`s `no frills` budget still delivers the biggest rate rise in over a decade - and it hasn`t gone down well with the public. Read...
Ashburton councillors questioning the authenticity of climate change have been labelled `embarrassing` by one of their own.The simple task of the Ashburton District Council receiving the Canterbury climate change risk assessment... Read...
Emergency services are responding to a two-car crash, which has left one person dead, on Beach Road East, near Ashburton in Canterbury.The crash was reported to police just after 12.15pm.Cordons are in place and motorists are... Read...
Staffing shortages are already putting the pressure on at Ashburton Hospital while the threat of an Omicron outbreak in the region looms large. Read...
