Staveley Presbyterian Bush Camp celebrated a major pledge to protecting Ashburton’s biodiversity on (more)
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Community
90 and still growing strong
There are not many clubs and organisations that can claim they’re still growing strong after 90 years, but one of (more)
Playcentre gets garden makeover
When Bunnings staff received a letter from Mt Somers and Staveley Playcentre asking for a hand to spruce up their (more)
Pure drinking water not an option
Pump failures and exceptionally heavy rainfalls have created the perfect storm on several of the Ashburton District (more)
Auctioneer’s hammer for Post building
When Ashburton’s NZ Post building is sold next month nothing will change for postal and banking users. Three (more)
Plugging the ambulance funding gap
It might have been trading for seven weeks, but Ashburton’s St John Op Shop is now officially in (more)
New motel complex on horizon
Two heritage trees and neighbours’ consent stand between an inner-town motel complex being built in Ashburton and (more)
Safer Ashburton gets an A on report
The community safety organisation Safer Ashburton has been given a vote of confidence in an Ashburton District (more)
Everyone’s a winner at pie comp
When it comes to making pies, ex-Ashburtonian Jason Danielson is an expert. He learned his trade at Sims’ (more)
Hinds gets to keep diving platform
Hinds pool users are happy they will still be able to leap from a diving tower at the facility, despite toughening (more)
