A “freak” lightning strike last week killed seven lambs on a Mayfield farm. The weekend before Christmas, James McCormick of ...

Jill Watson has been working at the Ashburton Library for 49 years. Out of all those years, this last one has been the best ...

A wetter-than-expected summer has been a blessing for livestock farmers, but a curse to Mid Canterbury’s arable sector just ...

For most people, the year’s end is a chance to relax and reflect. While Geraldine High School teacher Sarah Foley gets to do the latter, she’s already planning events for 2025’s cohort of agriculture ...

More social events and knowledge-sharing is needed to bridge the rural-urban divide, a Young Farmers club member has said.

A remarkable discovery in the Ashburton Lakes has brought new hope - and real excitement - for the critically endangered ...

A couple whose house burnt down in a Christmas Day fire have shared their gratitude for an outpouring of community support.

December 11, 2024, aged 66. Born in Motueka, Tasman District.Legacy: He will be remembered for his love of Clydesdale horses, ...

Single parent support organisation Birthright received an overwhelming number of gifts for this year’s Christmas collection. The presents, collected from Heartland Bank on Christmas Eve, covered a ...

The Ashburton Aviation Museum is one step closer to getting its new building. An official sod-turning was held with witnesses from the Lion Foundation and the Braided Rivers Community Trust of Mid and ...

Councils are set to get an annual report card and Ashburton’s Mayor Neil Brown believes his council would get a good grade this year. “I think we would get an A grade,” he said. “We just stick to the ...