Environment Canterbury’s former chair says his colleagues are ‘‘acting like emus’’ by allowing staff to continue planning ...

The decision on where to put new public toilets in the Ashburton Cemetery is on hold after a hung vote. Councillors were ...

Greenpeace is offering free drinking water nitrate testing in Mid Canterbury this weekend after the regional council decided ...

It’s a case of close enough and carry on in Mid Canterbury. Ashburton District councillors voted on Wednesday that the ...

Lake Hood has been closed to the public until further notice due to an algal bloom and the risk to health posed by cyanobacteria toxins. the Ashburton District Council made the decision on Thursday ...

Five men posing in Highland dress at Lagmhor Estate: (from left) Donald McLean, A. McKay, B. Norman, M. R. Lyon, McKay Jr.

Apr 2025 • 2 min read Council not alerted algae poisoning at Lake Hood A swimmer has fallen ill due to toxic algae blooms in ...

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton. National Public Health Service (NPHS) ...

Nigel Hosking led MPs through the processing of iHemp at Hemp New Zealand's manufacturing plant in Ashburton.

While Ashburton and Selwyn councils are recruiting for more employees, Timaru is proposing to dramatically slash staff ...

Travel between Ashburton and the Timaru District will be impacted throughout April due to work on a section of State Highway ...

Philip Wareing with the Mercedes spraying truck painted gold to commemorate 50 years in business on display at the Methven ...