New Zealand travel content creator Lilia Alexander spent a week in the Mid Canterbury in early December, visiting 19 different operators, organised by Experience Mid Canterbury - the tourism arm of ...

State Highway 1/Bridge Street, Rakaia is blocked at the intersection with Elizabeth Ave following a crash. The two-vehicle crash was reported just before 10:30am. Three people have been moderately ...

In 2022, Zoe Topp was standing at a crossroads. Recently separated, with a toddler in tow and no income to speak of, the market gardener found herself back at the very place where it all began—the ...

Valentina Campos flexes her Longbeach Coastal Challenge medal post-bike ride. Annually, Guardian staff choose the best of the year's photos to share and reminisce. 4WD club member Alistair Stewart and ...

Ashburton Intermediate has apologised after issuing a uniform pass that labelled pounamu as “incorrect uniform” and the board now plans to review the school's uniform code. The school issues laminated ...

Hit those poles: Jack Middleton will be a key for Mid Canterbury against Otago Country in the two-day Hawke Cup zone cricket clash in Ashburton this weekend.

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Watch them go. The Ashburton Rowing Club's under-16 girls coxed quad sculls (from left), cox Luke Moffett, Isla Moffett, Georgia Scammell, Zara McGillen and Tegan Marriott compete in the South Island ...

Mid Canterbury’s dairy industry could see a boost in staff numbers following the government’s proposed visa changes. A rejig of the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) criteria could make hiring ...

Farmers know what’s in their soil, but how much fertiliser goodness do our crops actually absorb? That’s the question the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has posed to Mid Canterbury’s arable ...

Local farmers are hopeful that the government will prioritise them this year following Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state of the nation speech. Luxon said his focus is on economic growth, ...

A huge heritage-listed tree towers over Maryanne Urquhart's property in Allenton, Ashburton. For five years she's contacted the local council to help with the annual trimming back of new growth at the ...