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BOT elections loom

Hundreds of Mid Canterbury parents will be hitting the polls over the coming weeks, deciding who will be the (more)

Election

BOT elections loom

Hundreds of Mid Canterbury parents will be hitting the polls over the coming weeks, deciding who will be the best candidates to lead their (more)

Ross Leadley from Ross Leadley Building fits Pink Batts in a new home, but some of New Zealand’s older homes are still sub-standard with their insulation.
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Insulation – a long way to go

The true picture of New Zealand’s poorly-heated homes becomes very clear when you look inside the roof space, an insulation expert (more)

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Rocky almost on the move

Rocky the superstar boulder will be freed from the ruins of his Port Hills home and transported to Methven on Thursday. It will be two years, (more)

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Chasing the dream

It was 1.30am on a Monday morning last month that Merv Orford found fresh inspiration to pursue his dream. The Kiwistars racing manager (more)

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Schools go cross-country

The best runners from the Mid Canterbury Primary Schools battled out the district’s Cross Country Championships at the Ashburton (more)

Emma Dyke: Has big goals to achieve on the water in Lithuania.
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Focus on the water

Mayfield rower Emma Dyke said goodbye to her friends at Craighead yesterday before her move to Cambridge on Sunday. Yesterday she packed (more)

Richard Pearse is New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year.
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Dairy production ‘exceptional’

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)

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Cowbassadors take Wellington by storm

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

Colin Grainger-Allen helped to trial the new MINDA Calving app for LIC, and will be using it on his farm near Rotorua this Spring. (Photo supplied)

Calving app designed to make farmers’ lives easier

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

Election

BOT elections loom

Hundreds of Mid Canterbury parents will be hitting the polls over the coming weeks, deciding who will be the best candidates to lead their (more)

St Joseph’s School pupils Caleb Colins, 12, and Edwin Dargue, 10, help Salvation Army foodbank manager Judith Lilley.
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Helping hand for foodbank

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)

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Teachers’ pay dispute nears end

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)

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Open season on smokers

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

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The curse of the cellphone

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)

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Words of wisdom

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

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GOODIE GIVEAWAY: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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

Some examples of Mia Hamilton’s ceramics. Ms Hamilton’s contemporary pieces are bold, simple and striking.

ARTS: North artist to show her striking ceramics

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

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ARTS: Dame Malvina to bring her rising stars

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)

A decorated archway stretches across East Street in 1878.

East Street decorated for major event

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

Thompson’s accommodation house as it is today. It was moved to a new site in 1925 and new rooms were then added to enlarge it.

Thompson’s Accommodation House was an early landmark

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

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An early example of recycling

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)

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Club News: 25 May

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)

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CLUB NEWS: 16 May

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

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Grandchildren teach Gran

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)

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House to Home: May 2013

The first edition of our new (more)

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Rakaia flyer: What a way to get around

Grant Smith’s name is often found in the Guardian, either in squash results or stories about shearing competitions – but he’s getting (more)

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Principal: Teens kept awake by technology

Sleep is so often forgotten about when it comes to problems in our everyday lives. MYLES HUME looks into the importance of sleep, especially for (more)

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