Mid Canterbury/Ōpākihi voters have re-elected incumbents Ian Mackenzie and John Sunckell to the regional council, despite division over the region's nitrate emergency. Mackenzie topped the Environment ...

Selwyn’s new mayor is promising the next rate rise will be a single digit. Lydia Gliddon will lead an almost entirely new ...

Liz McMillan was grinning from ear to ear as she settled into the Ashburton Mayoral office in Te Whare Whakatere, Ashburton’s ...

As the dollar-total for scholarships awarded by the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation reaches $1 million, the lives touched extend well-beyond Mid Canterbury. "We have people all over the world ...

Ashburton Hospital's maternity unit is getting an upgrade which is expected to be complete by the end of 2026. It's part of a two-year $100 million announcement made by the health minister Simeon ...

A pedestrian crash has raised concerns about the Ashburton CBD. First responders were called to a crossing on East and ...

Lydia Gliddon says she is "deeply honoured" to be the new mayor of Selwyn after beating out incumbent Sam Broughton by over ...

Liz McMillan is likely to be declared as the new Ashburton District Mayor following the release of progress results in the ...

A third of eligible voters have returned their voting forms in the Ashburton and Selwyn local body elections. Ashburton ...

A five car crash has closed a section of State Highway 1 in Hinds, between Windermere and Swamp Roads. Police say multiple people appear to be seriously injured and the Ashburton Guardian staff who dr ...

Soon you'll be able play at world famous golf courses like Augusta or St Andrews without leaving Tinwald, thanks to the golf club's new simulator. Aiming to turn the club into more of a community hub, ...

Fiva faiai are words that Percy Tilialo has known since her childhood growing up in Samoa, the words translate to meningitis, a nasty and often deadly disease. Tilialo is the outreach navigator for ...