An Ashburton mayoral candidate has clapped back at his opponent's election promises: “Live in the real world, not the fantasy ...

The Tinwald viaduct shows the visible signs of the crash that damaged the overhead impact beam, with an inset of the cracked ...

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Public health nurse Dee Wheeler says parents should normalise period conversation in front of the kids.

Kevin Clifford tries out Geraldine’s Cycling Without Age trishaw. He’s hoping to bring the Danish initiative to Ashburton.

Marshall, the horse, shown grazing outside the grass-less paddock, thin enough that his ribs were visible. It was one of the horses that an Ashburton man was convicted for failing to properly care.

Cancer Society Mid Canterbury’s community engagement manager Aimee Cosgrove said it supports 120 locals.

Kate White is coordinating the first Lifelong Learning Festival in Ashburton on September 9.

Mandy Wallace, centre, has been with the Cancer Society Mid Canterbury for two years as a support navigator. She is accompanied by Aimee Cosgrove, left, and Leona Taylor.

Cancer survivor Mandy Evans: “I found out that I had so many amazing friends from all walks of life.’’ ...

Now official New Zealand citizens pictured at an earlier Ashburton ceremony. Another 60 locals will have their citizenship ceremony on September 18.

Mayoral candidate Liz McMillan says she was surprised by a rival’s flip-flopping declaration that she would be his deputy.