Mike racks up 10th Ironman
Super fit butcher Mike Hanson has now knocked off 10 Ironman races and is eyeing up Hawaii later this year as his swan song.
Mike,...
Celtic Sea Snakes need more players
The Ashburton Celtic women's rugby team is after some new blood to bolster numbers after a spate of recent injuries and covid cases in...
Pump track testing riders
A newly built pump track at Mountain Bike Ashburton's skills park is providing riders with a good workout and a test of technique.
The asphalt...
Local jumper flying high in USA
Ashburton horse jumper Kimberley Bird is flying high after winning the WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic in the United States last week.
Kimberley has been...
Maddi wins silver medals
Maddi Lowry has won two medals at the 2022 Track Cycling National Championships in Cambridge.
In her final year at Ashburton College, the 17-year-old won...
Neville edges petanque final
Ashburton petanque player Neville Bensdorp is on top of his game and is the newly crowned New Zealand open singles champion.
Bensdorp edged fellow Ashburton...
Helen steps up to be football leader
Mid Canterbury United has appointed Helen Beal as its new football development officer, the first female in the role.
Beal replaces Darren Cavill and coached...
10 years of petanque
Ten years of petanque in Ashburton will be marked when players gather for a nostalgic look back later this month.
The game has grown and...
Talented players have league success
Two promising rugby league players have gained selection for the Canterbury U16s regional squad and have their sights on higher honours.
The team won the...
Hayley sets record, off to Comm Games
Former Ashburton College student Hayley Whiting will represent New Zealand in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after setting a new national...
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