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Volunteer firefighters Andy Lewthwaite (left) and Elaine Brake assisting with the Pukaki Downs fire ...

Methven chief fire officer Brent Anderson with the 1991 Iveco truck that will be part of the centennial celebration parade.

Jeff Marshall (left) took over from previous chief fire officer Alan Burgess's in February this year ...

Anglers lined up at Rangitata rivermouth in the 90s. Collgan said there's no one there nowadays ...

Mount Hutt College deputy principal Carolyn Fordyce says changes to the secondary English curriculum are unrealistic.

Neil Pluck (left) with the inventor of the Hose Runner, Jock Nolan. The machine was runner up in the Agri-Innovation awards at the South Island Agricultural Field Days, and has already gone into ...

Environment Canterbury’s former chair says his colleagues are ‘‘acting like emus’’ by allowing staff to continue planning ...

The decision on where to put new public toilets in the Ashburton Cemetery is on hold after a hung vote. Councillors were ...

Lake Hood has been closed to the public until further notice due to an algal bloom and the risk to health posed by cyanobacteria toxins. the Ashburton District Council made the decision on Thursday ...

It’s a case of close enough and carry on in Mid Canterbury. Ashburton District councillors voted on Wednesday that the ...

Environment Canterbury’s former chair says his colleagues are ‘‘acting like emus’’ by allowing staff to continue planning ...