Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown has expressed his sadness at the sudden passing of Councillor Rodger Letham. Letham died on Saturday after he was admitted to Ashburton Hospital a week ago, suffering from a ...

UPDATE 3.32pm: One person has died following an avalanche in the Arrowsmith Range area today. Police were notified of the avalanche at 12.25pm. One person was trapped in the avalanche and was in a ...

Artificial intelligence [AI] has made its way into milking sheds as a tool for the rural sector. Agritech company Herd-i have made a system which detects lameness in cows and, according to a local ...

Ashburton's freezing works was an economic powerhouse for more than 100 years until its closure in 2019. Now, plans are underway to resurrect the old site. Reporter Jonathan Leask delves into its ...

Any effort to replenish a shrinking Canterbury Lake would require a costly new resource consent - and there's no guarantee it will be approved. The Ashburton District Council heard expert advice at a ...

A new government initiative aims to give farmers more power over their power. The Solar on Farms package was announced last week by Minister for energy Simon Watts. “Kiwi farmers have a long history ...

The Celtic Sea Snakes celebrated more than a win after their game against the Timaru Harlequins. They thumped the South Canterbury team 73 - 0, a bittersweet moment for Celtic player Amelia Aldridge ...

Melissa Hannan restored her Chevrolet Parkwood herself. Photo Claire Inkson. When Melissa Hannan rolls up in her '59 Chevrolet Parkwood, a rare gem in the car world, most men wonder where the bloke ...

Eddrick Reusora, 6, loving his noodles at the Hakatere noodle Festival at Naring Square East. There was some wind and rain for the Hakatere Noodle Festival but it didn't stop an estimated 6,000 people ...

Winter and his team now head to Te Aroha to face the Thames Valley Swampfoxes on Saturday - the Hammers first Meads Cup final in 10-years.

The public has been cautioned to avoid Lake Hood after the discovery of potentially toxic algae. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora issued the warning after Dolichospermum, a type of planktonic ...

The clock is ticking for local catchment groups as their main source of funding dries up. Mid Canterbury is home to nine catchment groups - teams of people, often farmers and conservationists, who ...