Act of cruelty leaves Toby the tabby in pain
Act of cruelty leaves Toby the tabby in pain
A friendly Ashburton cat was in pain and refused to eat for two days after someone tied a ribbon tightly around his neck and cut his whiskers.
Susan Sandys
Centenarian uses bridge to stay youthful
Centenarian uses bridge to stay youthful
Canterbury centenarian Edna Segers believes her passion for bridge has helped keep her young and healthy.
Fire spread too fast for farmer
'It just erupted': Fire in hay shed spread too fast for farmer to catch
When a Canterbury farmer saw smoke coming from a hay shed, he jumped in his ute and sped to the scene as fast as he could - but it was too late.
Biggest truffle haul ever
Biggest truffle haul ever for Canterbury couple
It has been a truffle bonanza for one Canterbury household this summer.
Dog barking complaint investigated
Dog barking complaint investigated
The Ashburton District Council has defended its handling of dog barking complaints from an elderly Canterbury couple.
Yeezys and Ivy help truffle haul
Yeezys and Ivy help truffle haul
It’s a truffle bonanza at the Pendarves residence of Robert and Jane Grice this summer.
Retirement 'ruined'
Retirement 'ruined' by dog next door
An elderly Canterbury couple say their peaceful retirement has been ruined by loud barking and howling from a dog next door.
New library a hit with visitors
New library a hit with visitors
Really cool, pretty flash, fancy, magic, marvellous, brilliant and amazing is how some Ashburton residents described their new library, Te Kete Tuhinga.
Classic cars park up for Samuel’s birthday
Classic cars park up for Samuel’s birthday
About 50 classic and performance car owners turned out for a Canterbury boy’s birthday.
Plan to tackle weedy roundabout
Plan to tackle weedy roundabout
Weeds have been flourishing at an Ashburton intersection - but not for much longer.
Meatworker transforming river trail
Meatworker transforming river trail
Ross Hawthorne’s project to establish a flourishing native forest alongside the Ashburton River has seen thousands of seedlings planted.
Ready for Christmas
Ready for Christmas
Bruce Dawson of Ashburton has naturally high cheek bones, and a rosy colour to his face.
Dux leaves school behind
Dux leaves school behind to study in Chch
Dux Angelina Trail has been at Ashburton Christian School since she was five - and is sad to leave it behind as she moves on to a new challenge.
Taste buds tantalised
Tantalise your taste buds after direct flight from Chch to China
Boiled bullfrog anyone? Or how about poached water bamboo? These are just some of the delicacies Susan Sandys enjoyed after catching a direct flight to China from Christchurch Airport.
'Love of clay' helps Lois win supreme award
'Love of clay as a kid' leads former nurse to supreme pottery award
When Lois Orchard was 16, she would tell people she wanted to be a potter when she left school.
Chinese airline returns to city
Chinese airline resumes Christchurch flights
There was a jubilant atmosphere at Christchurch International Airport on Friday night for the return of China Southern Airlines' direct flights.
Chinese airline returns to city
Chinese airline returns to Christchurch Airport
There was a jubilant atmosphere at Christchurch International Airport on Friday night for the return of China Southern Airlines' direct flights.
'Our little fighter'
'Our little fighter': Canterbury mum and baby lucky to be alive
Aleisha McLay and her baby Violet are lucky to be alive after pregnancy and post-natal complications almost killed them both. Aleisha spoke to Susan Sandys as Violet arrived home from 11 weeks in neonatal ICU.
Warning over rental property scam
Warning over rental property scam
An Ashburton woman who almost lost $1800 in a rental property scam is warning others.
Ashburton College Dux named
Isabel Wall named Ashburton College Dux
Isabel Wall was named Dux of Ashburton College at the school’s year 13 prize-giving.