Mayor Neil Brown says rising floodwaters around the SH1 Ashburton bridge Sunday night was a `wake-up call` that the area needs a second crossing. Read...
The heaviest downpours over the weekend were in Banks Peninsula with 240 millimetres of rain in 48 hours, while 120mm of rain fell in Ashburton. Read...
Ashburton District Council chief executive Hamish Riach says the project control group continues to `work through the implications` of a subcontractor`s liquidation. Read...
All schools in the Ashburton area will have a 30kph speed zone set up on roads outside them this year, with one principal relieved after a 14 year campaign. Read...