After-ball ruling hits hard

Rural communities need to lobby their MPs as much as possible over new immigration changes, an immigration consultant says. Graydon Sharrat, (more)

Farmers are pleased with developments in the past fortnight on two related fronts – firearms and stock theft. Federated Farmers has (more)

Digital technology is becoming increasingly important to farmers and it’s important as many as possible have access to fast broadband, (more)

Ashburton College students were left reeling yesterday after they were told that the after-ball function following their annual school ball on (more)

The ability to have children start school in a group rather than in dribs and drabs as they blow out the candle on their 5th birthday has (more)

Excitement buzzed in the air as the children arrived on stage for the final night of the Music Festival 2017. Maria Lawn and Caendal (more)

As a parent of teenagers, I am stunned at the absolute PC stupidity gone wrong with the latest clanger dropped on the Ashburton after-ball (more)

Farmers are pleased with developments in the past fortnight on two related fronts – firearms and stock theft. Federated Farmers has (more)

Ashburton Toy Library Recent unreasonable profiling of the Methodist Parish and its facility after 29 years of mutual cohabitation and (more)

Want to do a return trip to Christchurch without burning any fossil fuel and of course with zero exhaust emissions? Well Hyundai’s new (more)

During the 1960s Peter Posa was the golden boy of New Zealand music, riding high on a wave of popularity, with a slew of hits, including (more)

Mad Mama with Desme Daniels. Well, the holidays are fast approaching, as is Christmas, shhh who said that? Anyway, back to school (more)

There is never nothing to do in a museum. Much of my time is spent answering enquiries or working with new collection material as it (more)

Visitors to the museum lately will have noticed magnets and key rings in the shape of classic New Zealand lollies for sale at our front desk (more)

As we head into the Chinese New Year, Waitangi Weekend and the Multicultural Bite, it’s good timing to reflect on some of our newer – (more)

Well-known Mid Canterbury performers Georgie Sivier and Wayne Pannett are pooling their artistic talents to bring a hard-hitting rock (more)

Conversation gave way to clucks, hisses and quacks in Ashburton’s Sports Hall yesterday as hundreds of prize poultry went under the eyes (more)

Mid Canterbury teacher aides, receptionists and other school support staff enjoyed a morning tea shout and words of encouragement (more)