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Ashburton Guardian Feature
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How many cafes are too many cafes? That’s the question Ashburton’s coffee aficiandos might be asking themselves as more cafes open, others change hands and the options for a coffee break increases. Chief reporter SUE NEWMAN checks out the cafe count. February 27 2010
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Teacher aide Sandra Mattingley doesn’t like to admit she’s been around for a while, but she has – just shy of 20 years in fact. She’s seen quite a few changes in her time but still loves her job. She talks to Guardian reporter AMANDA DURRY about the role. February 20 2010
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Heaphy heaven or hell? Guardian sub-editor LISA FENWICK couldn’t quite decide as she recently crawled her way over more than 80km of what must be some of New Zealand’s most beautiful terrain. February 13 2010
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Stay-at-home mum Linda Holland has been busy working on her CV while her four children grow. She is now a qualified legal executive, fitting four years of study through the Open Polytechnic around the demands of family life. Reporter Linda Clarke finds out how she managed it. February 13 2010
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The Staveley of today is a very different place from the Staveley where Doris Buick grew up. When she was born in 1920, it was a thriving village, the social hub of the district and a place that was home to several businesses. Today only the store remains. Mrs Buick, however, was determined the Staveley of her youth would not be forgotten, and shortly before her death this month she shared her memories with chief reporter Sue Newman. January 30 2010
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January 23 2010
Rasek Ganda of Hindu descent and his wife, Margaret, are two progressive, business people, former city Cantabrians, who worked in Sydney and on the West Coast before purchasing an Ashburton business. Rasek shares his story with Velma Langdon.
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January 23 2010
This week, the Tourism Treasures series takes another detour out of Mid Canterbury and heads down to Peel Forest to check out Rangitata Rafts. It’s just one of the many tourism ventures within an hour’s drive of Ashburton that attracts hundreds of tourists from around the world. Erin Bishop reports.
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