Our news, online, all the time. Both the sun and the people showed up this weekend for the Shear for Life fundraiser event, raising an estimated $150,000 for the Cancer Society Mid Canterbury and Hospice Mid Canterbury.

2 days ago · Deregulating gene editing technologies has wider consequences than the Government has considered, farmers and researchers say. The contentious Gene Technology Bill is in its final week of receiving public submissions. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the bill would help the agriculture sector in his state of the nation speech. “Enabling

2 days ago · Better signage wouldn’t have avoided a woman dying following a water incident at the Rakaia River mouth in Canterbury, a local councillor says. The woman died after a group of people became stuck in the river on Saturday afternoon, police said. Ashburton District councillor Russell Ellis has been a

Both the sun and the people showed up this weekend for the Shear for Life fundraiser event, raising an estimated $150,000 for the Cancer Society Mid Canterbury and Hospice Mid Canterbury.

2 days ago · If they no longer have to, will Ashburton still roll out green waste bins? That was the question Mayor Neil Brown wanted answered during the recent council budget workshops at the end of January. The Government changed the mandatory requirements for councils to introduce food waste services at the end

Well, 2024, don't let the door hit you on the way out. It's been a tough one, that's for sure. A perfect storm of low commodity prices and high input costs has made farming tough, especially for sheep and beef farmers. Comparisons to the 1980s were a reoccurring theme, with

Jan 28, 2025 · 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, whether that’s from foreign investment or supporting our local industries. He said the agriculture industry was the country’

No deaths on Ashburton roads in 2024 Not one person has died on Ashburton’s roads in 2024. That’s an incredible statistic, but local police say keeping the death toll at zero is a “team effort.” Dangerous driving complaints have increased in Mid Canterbury over …

4 Jan 2023 • 4 min read Uncovering the stories that matter Frustration: The Stockers (from left), Poppy, Brad, Robbie, Dean, and Ellie, who had their dream Ashburton home hopes caught up in a septic tank and high nitrate council issue in one of the national stories of the year from the Local Democracy Reporting (LDR) team.

Farmers’ livelihoods could be at stake as New Zealand faces a flour and wheat crisis, warns Mid Canterbury sector leaders. At the heart of the industry-threatening situation is the potential collapse of vital wheat-development programmes, which are struggling to stay financially viable and putting the entire arable industry at risk.