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A Hinds dairy farmer has proven he’s at the top of his game. At last night’s Dairy Industry Awards in Wellington, Richard Pearse was (more)

Last weekend Mid Canterbury farmers were the centre of attention in Auckland – today they are taking the capital by storm. Following on (more)

A new tool will soon allow Mid Canterbury farmers to add calving information to their herd records with a mobile device – from (more)

Helping the elderly, caring for the environment and working for those in need was all part of a day’s learning for St Joseph’s School on (more)

A lengthy negotiation period looks to be coming to an end, as Mid Canterbury teachers look to settle the details of their pay for the next (more)

Mid Canterbury’s Smokefree Rockquest contestants have been left with another month to fine tune their acts with this year’s regional (more)

Smokers must feel like sitting ducks in hunting season. The suggestion to ban smoking from all public places, as is suggested for some (more)

In my view, cell phones are the main curse of modern life. They’re everywhere, and they intrude on conversation to the extent it is (more)

I read some brilliant words recently.  Speaking to a group of men President Obama said, “Be the best husband to your wife, or (more)

Each week the Ashburton Guardian gives readers a chance to win DVDs courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment. Winners will be announced in this (more)

Among guest artists at the Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition this year will be Wellington Potters Association 2011 Potter in (more)

Dame Malvina Major and the Rising Stars will strike a chord with an Ashburton audience in July. The Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains will (more)

Where in the world is this impressive looking town, with large wooden buildings and a decorated archway? Hands up all those who knew, (more)

Guest Spot - Methven Historical Society Thompsons Track, a busy tar-sealed road heading inland from Rakaia, was discovered in the early (more)

From the collection Recycling has become ‘popular’, but often our idea of recycling is putting stuff in a bin for others to reuse. In (more)

Allenton Bowling Club Well the new green is up and running and is playing great thanks to some brilliant under cover work by Richard.   He (more)

Allenton Croquet Club The Allenton Croquet Club met for its AGM recently and the following were elected to office and (more)

The school holidays are over and no doubt there will be grandparents who will have mixed feelings from “I do miss them” to “It is good (more)