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Trust in troubled times

By Sue Newman  September 4, 2010

The Ashburton Trust's empire, built in boom times, could be crumbling as the recession bites and patronage slips. And that means its new board, post October's local body election, will be facing a few tough decisions, which businesses to close, which to sell off or restructure, which to keep.

No X-ray services

September 4 2010

Routine X-ray services will not be available in Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) hospitals from 7am on Tuesday until 7am on Wednesday. The unavailability of X-ray services is due to industrial action by Medical Radiation Technologists (MRTs) belonging to the APEX union.

Green light for gallery

A new museum and art gallery on West Street is a step closer with the granting of resource consent yesterday. Ashburton District Council chief executive Brian Lester said he was delighted with the outcome and the project could now move forward with some certainty.

Chase called off

A car believed to have been stolen earlier in the night, led Ashburton police on a brief but speedy pursuit on Thursday night. The car reached speeds of at least 178km/h during the pursuit before police decided it was too dangerous and abandoned the chase.

Meteor magic

By Lance Isbister  September 4 2010

The Ashburton Aviation Museum is on the way to having New Zealand's premier jet collection with their latest addition, the Gloster Meteor. Since they first brokered the deal to buy the Meteor the museum has since been engaged in a bidding battle for a Soviet MiG-21 Fishbed, a cold war classic.

Rebound for Mid Canterbury

By Jonathan Leask  September 3 2010

Mid Canterbury will look to bounce back from an opening loss with a road trip to Masterton to take on Wairarapa Bush tomorrow.

College footballers on a winning roll

By Amanda Durry  September 1 2010

Ashburton College's boys 1st XI is still in the running to win the Ashburton satellite secondary school football tournament after two good wins yesterday.

Slow starts proving costly

By Jonathan Leask  August 31 2010

Ashburton is hosting the Johnson Cup secondary schoolboys hockey tournament, which was greeted by wet weather for its opening day yesterday.

Last gasp Mid Canterbury effort falls short

By Jonathan Leask  August 30 2010

The home ground hoodoo continued as Poverty Bay claimed a 25-20 win over Mid Canterbury in a thrilling Heartland Cham-pionship opener played in Ashburton on Saturday.

Mid Canterbury keeping an eye on the history books

By Jonathan Leask  August 27 2010

Mid Canterbury hosts Poverty Bay tomorrow to open the Heartland Championship.

Farm's new lease of life

By Lance Isbister  June 28 2010

hertsey sheep and crop farmer Campbell McArthur is seeing his family's dream come to fruition through the Acton Irrigation Scheme.

Working together for the best price

By Lance Isbister  August 10 2010

Dairy grazers are keen to work together with dairy farmers to be paid for the quality of their winter feed crop.

Of trees and ETS

By Lance Isbister  July 8 2010

Foothills landowners have a good opportunity to profit from planting trees on marginal land through the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Stock, prices down at annual fair

By Lance Isbister  July 6 2010

The annual Ashburton Hogget and In-Lamb Ewe Fair saw fewer numbers of stock this year with lower prices for average ewes compared with last year.