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Good samaritan
Happiness can come in the smallest of ways, as Ashburton woman Jeanette Johnson discovered.Whipping up some quake aid
By Lance Isbister September 9 2010
Mid Canterbury Rural Women are baking up a storm to send to rural people affected by the earthquake in Canterbury.
Hospital checked out
September 9 2010
Structural engineers and specialist contractors have assessed Ashburton Hospital for quake damage, and found none. General manager Garth Bateup said it was "business as usual" at the hospital since the quake. A structural engineer visited on Tuesday, and specialist contractors had checked systems such as oxygen supplies.
Rest homes evacuated
September 9 2010
About 200 residents are being evacuated from quake-damaged rest homes in Christchurch, but there is little room in Ashburton.
Thorough checkup for RDR
September 9 2010
Engineers have been crawling all over the Rangitata Diversion Race, looking for cracks and other damage caused by Saturday's big earthquake.
Champ v champ on the mats
September 8 2010
Ashburton will host the 36th edition of the New Zealand Indoor Bowls Champion of Champions Singles on Sunday at the McNally Street stadium.
Newman ends Marsden's reign
By Jonathan Leask September 7 2010The Ashburton Speedway rolled on regardless on Sunday, with fewer entries than normal but still a great turnout for the father's day races.
Mid Canterbury claims bonus point
By Jonathan Leask September 6 2010A dominant second half surge saw Mid Canterbury came from behind to claim a 30-17 bonus point win over Wairarapa Bush in Masterton on Saturday.
Rebound for Mid Canterbury
By Jonathan Leask September 3 2010Mid 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 2010Ashburton College's boys 1st XI is still in the running to win the Ashburton satellite secondary school football tournament after two good wins yesterday.
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 2010Dairy 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 2010Foothills 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 2010The 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.
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