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Timaru is having to go it alone to manage its water and wastewater after not finding anyone to team up with. The council consulted on a preferred option of forming a multi-council-controlled ...
Toll charges could be put in place for Canterbury’s Belfast to Pegasus motorway extension and Woodend bypass.
Aug 2025 • 1 min read Rock surprise in bag of potatoes The customer found a 1.1kg rock in a Pam’s bag of potatoes.
Ashburton council’s group manager for democracy and engagement Toni Durham says Welcoming Week events are a chance for the ...
Paul Rahman with his record, 17.75kg brown trout he caught in the Ōhau canal.
Police union boss Chris Cahill has been talking to members at stations around Canterbury about the change proposal that would ...
Kevin Proctor says the Blue Brothers men’s exercise group has got him through some difficult times after a cancer diagnosis.
Thrilled to be open are Fresh Choice supermarket owner-operators Gaylene and Paul Thompson.
The late Ashburton Guardian media producer Donald Hurst with his presentation caricature gift on his final day in 2023.
David Wright (left) and Hernando Marilla with their JP certifications. Their swearing in brings the number of Justices of the Peace in Ashburton to 71.
Mount Hutt College acting principal Jess McConnell says principals support teachers’ decision to strike next Wednesday.