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Wheelchair user dies after being hit by car in Ashburton
Police were called after a report of a crash involving a car and a person in an electric wheelchair in Ashburton on Saturday.

Ashburton College sends students home after power outage
Students were sent home at about 10am due to a lack of heating, lighting and internet, the school said.

Ashburton councillor ‘wants value for money’ from CCTV investment
The council expected to spend $85,000 in 2024/25 on its CCTV network.

Ashburton teacher Wendy Hopwood’s registration cancelled after making fun of students, ripping up work
Wendy Hopwood also ripped up students’ artwork and tore pages from their workbooks.

FENZ to investigate cause of fire that burnt thousands of hay bales near Ashburton
The blaze broke out in two hay sheds housing 214,000 bales near Ashburton shortly before midnight on Wednesday.

Thousands of hay bales go up in smoke in barn fire near Ashburton
Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire since last night.

Lotto Powerball: Single Ashburton supermarket sells four winning Second Division tickets
A store has sold four winning Lotto tickets worth $17k – plus a Powerball Second Division.

Ashburton cemetery toilet debate over in a flush, without a single word of debate
The option was estimated to cost $303,000.

Ashburton District Council defends water safety amid Greenpeace nitrate concerns over health risk to babies
Greenpeace tests have shown high nitrate levels in Ashburton's drinking water.

Sheep shearer remembered as ‘one of the best’ after fatal Ashburton house fire
Richard Parore, 30, was found dead following a blaze at a property over the weekend.

Ashburton’s second bridge signed off
An agreement is now in place to manage the construction of the second Ashburton bridge and connecting road as one project.

Fatality confirmed in overnight Ashburton house fire
Police have confirmed one casualty in a fire that significantly damaged a home in Glassey Drive.

Fresh push for four-lane highway from Rolleston to Ashburton
A woman fed up with seeing near-misses is campaigning for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes.

Ashburton mayor plans own road cone crackdown with $10 fee
“Anything to identify the overuse of road cones is good,” Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says.

The South Island town with no public bus
Ashburton’s bus debate is going round-and-round, with one councillor saying Uber and e-scooters will do the job.

Ashburton farm fire: 14,000 hay bales go up in flames
Smoke is blowing over State Highway 1 from the fire.

Ashburton supermarket crash: Footage shows the moment car ploughs into store
Mayank Patel was in the Allenton Fresh Supermarket on his own when a car smashed into it.

NZ’s biggest solar farm opens, boosts renewable energy in Canterbury
Genesis says its new solar farm will produce enough power to supply Ashburton.

Ashburton council pushes for four-year terms
Ashburton District Council supports a shift to four-year terms - if it is for both local and central government.

No ‘silver bullet’ for algae-plagued Lake Hood
Ashburton’s mayor is looking at potential fixes for Lake Hood's toxic algae problem, but the council has been warned there is “no magic wand or silver bullet”.

Frustration at ‘knee-jerk’ closure after two poisoned by toxic algae in Ashburton lake
Water Ski Lake Hood is stunned the council has closed the entire lake, weeks out from hosting the sport's national championships.

Fatal Ashburton fire not suspicious, investigators say following scene examination
Following a scene examination, Investigators have determined the fire was not suspicious.

One dead after Ashburton fire
A person was found dead inside the home after the early morning blaze.