Cupcakes, crazy dress for KidsCan
Youngsters at Rising Stars Preschool have raised $140 for charity KidsCan through a "crazy" dress up day and bespoke cupcake sale.
Cupcakes of all flavours...
Building a river bank home for skinks
By Mick Jensen
Students from Lauriston School have lent a hand with a planting project that will enhance and develop a habitat for skinks and...
Sleepers ignite in container at Tinwald
Fire crews from Ashburton and Timaru worked from 4am today to deal with a container load of burning sleepers at Wilsons Bulk Transport, Tinwald.
The...
Music for opening of charity shop
Ashburton College string trio of Paula Green, Willow Diedricks and Zoe Diedricks provided the music at the opening of the St John charity shop...
Peruvian artist weaves his magic
Fifth-generation Peruvian tapestry weaver Maximo Laura works mainly with alpaca and llama fibre, but in Ashburton he felt the softness of wool.
Mr Laura is...
Colourful works feature
By Mick Jensen
Staveley artists Susie Millichamp and Jen Dearborn have once again combined works for a joint exhibition in Methven.
Titled Colourists, the exhibition at...
Change of lifestyle for cafe owners
By Mick Jensen
New Ashburton Arcade cafe owners Gary and Kara Glover have swapped technology and design jobs and the heat of Australia for an...
Farm waste gathered – it’s a wrap
By Mick Jensen
The on-farm recycling service offered by community recycler Wastebusters has amassed 85,500 tonnes of baleage and silage wrap over the last 12...
Hot shot Ben has trials in sights
Ashburton College pupil Ben Thomas is taking on the big guns in air pistol shooting.
Ben, 15, has been named as New Zealand's only male...
Money tagged for village plan
By Mick Jensen
Ashburton council has tagged up to $130,000 for the demolition, preservation and partial restoration of buildings at the former Chinese settlement on...
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