The Ashburton mayor will be answering his pager if he can, with local volunteer firefighters continuing to respond during the union strike action. Read...
B D Joe again showed he has become the perfect horse at the perfect time with a brilliant victory in the Ashburton Flying Stakes.The Steve and Amanda Telfer trained 4-year-old continued his dream spring with a strong and polished... Read...
The man who died in a crash in Mid Canterbury at the weekend has been named by police.He was Jarrod Daniel Karl, 23, from Tauranga.Karl died when the car he was a passenger in crashed into a tree on Gardiners Rd near Ashburton... Read...
Police have rubbished claims they`re closing in on suspects in the unsolved Kirsty Bentley murder.Some national media outlets have reported that police have 10 suspects on a shortlist for the cold case murder of the Ashburton teenager,... Read...
Champion trainer Mark Purdon has given the best tip yet his star three-year-old Akuta will miss the IRT New Zealand Cup by allowing him to bypass next week`s Ashburton Flying Stakes.That Flying Stakes was supposed to be Akuta`s... Read...
Two people remain in a critical condition after a crash that killed one person in Ashburton on Saturday.The accident was reported just after 7.30pm when a vehicle left the road and collided with a tree. DO YOU KNOW MORE? EMAIL... Read...
Emergency services are rushing to the site of a single-vehicle crash which has left multiple people with serious injuries in Ashburton tonight. The accident on Gardiners Rd was reported just after 7.30pm.Multiple people are reported... Read...
An elderly Ashburton man was `savagely attacked` after disturbing an intruder last night, while police are still hunting for the offender.Police are asking the public for him after the burglary and aggravated assault which left... Read...