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Driver was tanked

By Erin Bishop  July 31, 2010

A drink driver crashed into a ditch with more than three times the legal breath alcohol limit on board on Thursday night.

 
Hog heaven

By Lance Isbister  July 31, 2010

Hinds has its own slice of piggy paradise far removed from the sow farrow crates animal activist group Safe has publicly condemned.

 
Council cost-cutting costly

July 31, 2010

Cutting costs in its technology budget, has cost the Ashburton District Council dearly when it comes to national rankings for its website.

 
Peking to Paris adventure

By Amanda Durry  July 31, 2010

Tackling the Peking to Paris car rally is an adventure many people can only dream about. However it will become reality in September for Temuka residents Bruce Selbie and Graham Smith.

 
ACL yard hit by vandals

By Erin Bishop  July 31, 2010

Two separate hits by vandals on Mid Canterbury's ACL gravel excavating yard this week have resulted in thousands of dollars damage.

 
Editorial

By Sue Newman  July 31, 2010

It should have come as no surprise to Ashburton's elected representatives that they're falling in the public's popularity stakes. Each year the council employs a professional organisation to measure public satisfaction with the work it does for the community. Questions are asked of a cross section of residents and they're asked to rate the council across a range of issues.

 
Wonders on water

July 31, 2010

Water skiers Lana and Rachel Donaldson finished their winter training in Florida, United States, on a high setting new personal benchmarks and records in the Santa Rosa Beach International Cup Tournament.

 
Pudding Hill Lodge sells - finally
By Susan Sandys  July 30 2010

Pudding Hill Lodge has sold for an undisclosed sum to an Ashburton family for millions of dollars below its replacement value after being on the market for several months.

 
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