Our news, online, all the time. Both the sun and the people showed up this weekend for the Shear for Life fundraiser event, raising an estimated $150,000 for the Cancer Society Mid Canterbury and Hospice Mid Canterbury.

5 days ago · Deregulating gene editing technologies has wider consequences than the Government has considered, farmers and researchers say. The contentious Gene Technology Bill is in its final week of receiving public submissions. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the bill would help the agriculture sector in his state of the nation speech. “Enabling

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5 days ago · Better signage wouldn’t have avoided a woman dying following a water incident at the Rakaia River mouth in Canterbury, a local councillor says. The woman died after a group of people became stuck in the river on Saturday afternoon, police said. Ashburton District councillor Russell Ellis has been a

The clock is ticking for local catchment groups as their main source of funding dries up. Mid Canterbury is home to nine catchment groups - teams of people, often farmers and conservationists, who work to improve the water quality and biodiversity in their area. Through projects like replanting waterways, nitrate

Well, 2024, don't let the door hit you on the way out. It's been a tough one, that's for sure. A perfect storm of low commodity prices and high input costs has made farming tough, especially for sheep and beef farmers. Comparisons to the 1980s were a reoccurring theme, with

2 days ago · An Ashburton mayoral candidate says he'll “make Ashburton great again”. Jeff Ryan says he intends to run for mayor in the upcoming local elections, campaigning to “put a stop to the band-aid bridge”. The Government is funding Ashburton's long awaited second bridge on State Highway 1, with construction due to

Jan 28, 2025 · Local farmers are hopeful that the government will prioritise them this year following Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state of the nation speech. Luxon said his focus is on economic growth, whether that’s from foreign investment or supporting our local industries. He said the agriculture industry was the country’

No deaths on Ashburton roads in 2024 Not one person has died on Ashburton’s roads in 2024. That’s an incredible statistic, but local police say keeping the death toll at zero is a “team effort.” Dangerous driving complaints have increased in Mid Canterbury over …

Sep 24, 2024 · Canterbury is better prepared for extreme weather and rainfall, three years on from devastating flooding, the regional council says. Environment Canterbury has completed significant work to restore the region's resilience to extreme weather events. Heavy rainfall in May 2021 prompted a region-wide state of emergency as flooding caused extensive damage