Many Methven householders welcoming trick or treaters on halloween were overwhelmed by high numbers of children and ran out of lollies. Organiser Clare O’Flanagan said the event, which ran from 5pm to 7pm, went well with more than 100 children enjoying a warm evening and walking door to door to the 24 homes who had signed up. But by (more)

Witches, monsters, ghouls and goblins will descend upon Methven tonight for Halloween. The town is getting into the spirit of the occasion, with houses signing up as trick-or-treat destinations, and a fancy dress and pumpkin lantern competition planned. But whether there will be enough candy for all the trick or treaters is yet to be (more)

While Methven winds down from a busy ski season, its population once again shot up by several thousand, with rugby mad fans descending on the village for the Lochore Cup final between Mid Canterbury and the West Coast. Moved due to a clash the Ashburton A&P Show, the Methven’s Domain main pitch was transformed in to an arena ready to (more)

He might be chasing his first Methven Cup success, but Leo O’Reilly will have broken new ground before he even steps onto the Methven track tomorrow. The Rakaia horseman will start five runners at the races for what he believes is a first for his stable in 30 years of training with Jerry Garcia, Bank Raider, Sounds Like A Gem, Make Us (more)

The site is secured, the resource consent application is in and the funds are accumulating – but lobbyists for a public skate park in Methven say there’s still a big hill to climb before their dream becomes a reality. The KidzMethven community group have successfully secured a 2024m2 section at the corner of Bank and McMillan Streets, (more)

The next generation of one of Mid Canterbury’s most famous harness racing names will begin her career tomorrow at Methven. And Sarah O’Reilly’s debut in the driving ranks won’t be like many others. Often young drivers are eased into the process of race day driving – their first drive usually their only one for the (more)

In exchange for spending a dollar a year the Methven community has been given a slice of Ashburton District Council land where it can build a skate park. Kidz Methven asked the council for a skate park site and tagged a section on the corner of McMillan and Bank Streets as its number one choice. And this week district councillors signed (more)

When a precautionary boil water notice went out to Methven on Friday night, the Ashburton District Council launched into action and directly phoned more than 50 premises. However, some were not notified and want the council to be even more thorough next time. The action from the council is in stark contrast to last month when it came (more)

Methven businesses are divided on the worthiness of TripAdvisor reviews. The Dubliner owners Gary and Karen Manning were recently awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the holiday review site. Gary said they embraced the comments made and any negative ones were discussed at staff meetings. “If there’s room for improvement, we (more)

When returning to get his car which had slid off the road in snow, an elderly Methven man found it had been stolen. Senior constable Mike Seque said he was disappointed by the theft. “The guy did the right thing and he ended up losing his car over it, we are still looking for it,” Seque said yesterday. The driver had slid off the (more)