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	FENZ to investigate cause of fire that burnt thousands of hay bales near Ashburton RadioNZ - 15 May (RadioNZ) The blaze broke out in two hay sheds housing 214,000 bales near Ashburton shortly before midnight on Wednesday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Ashburton farm fire: 14,000 hay bales go up in flames NZ Herald - 15 May (NZ Herald) Smoke is blowing over State Highway 1 from the fire. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Thousands of hay bales go up in smoke in barn fire near Ashburton RadioNZ - 15 May (RadioNZ) Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire since last night. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Ashburton supermarket crash: Footage shows the moment car ploughs into store NZ Herald - 8 May (NZ Herald) Mayank Patel was in the Allenton Fresh Supermarket on his own when a car smashed into it. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Lotto Powerball: Single Ashburton supermarket sells four winning Second Division tickets NZ Herald - 5 May (NZ Herald) A store has sold four winning Lotto tickets worth $17k – plus a Powerball Second Division. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	NZ’s biggest solar farm opens, boosts renewable energy in Canterbury NZ Herald - 29 Apr (NZ Herald) Genesis says its new solar farm will produce enough power to supply Ashburton. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald Business



	Ashburton council pushes for four-year terms Stuff.co.nz - 24 Apr (Stuff.co.nz) Ashburton District Council supports a shift to four-year terms - if it is for both local and central government. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ashburton cemetery toilet debate over in a flush, without a single word of debate Stuff.co.nz - 18 Apr (Stuff.co.nz) The option was estimated to cost $303,000. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	No ‘silver bullet’ for algae-plagued Lake Hood Stuff.co.nz - 17 Apr (Stuff.co.nz) Ashburton’s mayor is looking at potential fixes for Lake Hood`s toxic algae problem, but the council has been warned there is “no magic wand or silver bullet”. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ashburton District Council defends water safety amid Greenpeace nitrate concerns over health risk to babies NZ Herald - 15 Apr (NZ Herald) Greenpeace tests have shown high nitrate levels in Ashburton`s drinking water. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General