You’re never too old to learn a new skill - in fact, the older you get, the more important having a hobby is. Around 215 ...

What would you say to someone about to get behind the wheel drunk?” It’s a phrase that’s racked up over 56,000 views online ...

Old places, new angles - that’s the target theme for photographers entering the South and Mid Canterbury photo competition. Run by Heritage New Zealand (HNZ) Pouhere Taonga and Rokowhiria, Ashburton ...

Two Venezuelans turned Ashburton locals “could not be happier” following the capture of Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro. Marcos Mirabal and Maite Pineda felt his capture marks the beginning of a new era in ...

The return of a South Island passenger train is oil in the lamp for local rail transport supporters. The “Mainlander” train will connect Christchurch to Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill once a month.

Donald “Don” Geddes never volunteered for the praise. “You don’t really do that stuff for the recognition… but it is quite ...

An attempt to balance the scales for rural emergency care providers has been put forward by Pharmac. The government agency ...

Ashburton man Andy Macfarlane was “a bit staggered” when he found out he’d received a New Years Honour. “It was the last ...

Farmers have been reminded to “sharpen their pencils" after a further drop in forecast farmgate milk prices. Fonterra released its revised milk price of $8.50 - $9.50 per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS ...

A new Mid Canterbury face has joined the Foundation for Arable Research’s (FAR) ranks. Farmer and chartered accountant Hamish Irwin was one of three new grower directors appointed to the board. “I’ve ...