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Person poisoned by toxic algae near Ashburton
The person fell ill after swimming in the infested Lake Hood.

Ashburton deputy mayor eyes up sheriff role
Liz McMillan has been Ashburton's deputy mayor for two terms and says she is ready to take the top job.

Person seriously injured in Christchurch workplace incident
Emergency services were called to VIP Metalworks on Tuesday morning.

Mayor plans crack down on rogue road cones ‘littering’ Ashburton district
The mayor said is fed up with road cones being left out by contractors when work is not being done or has been completed.

Ashburton council says flock off to pigeons
The council plans to spend $20,000 on a Flock-Off bird deterrent system to rid the new $62.1m library and civic centre of its bothersome birds.

Council pays influencers to boost tourism in Canterbury
Influencer Lilia Alexander recently shared posts of her jetboating the Rakaia Gorge, in a hot tub while glamping and visiting the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

School apologises after labelling pounamu as ‘incorrect uniform’
Ashburton Intermediate School principal says a uniform pass issued over the pounamu was “culturally inappropriate” and has apologised.

Ashburton-raised thoroughbred horse breaks record with $2.4m sale
The highest priced filly ever sold in New Zealand has become the talk of the annual Karaka yearling sales.

Homeowner blindsided by council’s heritage tree cost-cutting
Ashburton District Council will be cutting back on how much support it gives residents with heritage trees on their property.

Russian businessman buys former Ashburton council building
A Russian business that owns a high country station in Mid Canterbury now owns a slice of Ashburton's CBD.

Ashburton loses ‘turtle town’ title with speed changes
After18-months of living in "turtle town", a resident was happy to "see common sense finally prevail".

Person poisoned by toxic algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton
Te Whatu Ora last week issued a warning about toxic blue-green algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton.

‘One of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made’: Town’s long-serving mayor announces he won’t stand for third term
Neil Brown left his announcement to the end of the open part of Wednesday’s Ashburton District Council meeting.

Ashburton council won’t join legal action over speed changes
A safe transport advocacy group is taking the government to court to stop speed limit reversals from going ahead - but Ashburton's council isn't getting on board.

Committee member pockets $8000 after attending zero meetings in two years
Across 2023 and 2024 there were 14 meetings of the Ashburton Water Zone Committee. Ngai Tuahuriri representative Arapata Reuben didn’t attend any.

Ashburton Intermediate drops pounamu pass rule after online outrage
Ashburton Intermediate School has dropped a rule requiring students to get a uniform pass to wear a pounamu at school.

Heritage tree maintenance responsibility of property owners, says council
An Ashburton woman was surprised to find out the council would no longer help with the maintenance of the California Redwood tree that towers over her property.

Canterbury’s water leadership faces shakeup
Canterbury's 10 water zone committees look set for a restructure, but the Ashburton chair is questioning where the accountability is in the proposed new model.

Ashburton loses 'turtle town' title with speed changes
The man who said Ashburton would be turtle town after school speed zones were introduced is happy to see them changing.