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	Serious crash closes State Highway 1 in Canterbury Stuff.co.nz - 24 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) State Highway 1 between Ashburton and Fairton is closed following a serious two-vehicle crash on Thursday evening. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Electric wheelchair user who died after being hit by a car in Ashburton named NZ Herald - 22 Jul (NZ Herald) The man was taken to a hospital after being struck by a car but died five days later. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Push for regions to keep and spend road tax money Stuff.co.nz - 17 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) An Ashburton man wants more road taxes generated in the district to be spent locally and the South Island minister says he will look at the proposal. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wheelchair user dies after being hit by car in Ashburton RadioNZ - 10 Jul (RadioNZ) Police were called after a report of a crash involving a car and a person in an electric wheelchair in Ashburton on Saturday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Fresh push for four-lane highway from Rolleston to Ashburton Stuff.co.nz - 4 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) A woman fed up with seeing near-misses is campaigning for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ashburton College sends students home after power outage RadioNZ - 16 Jun (RadioNZ) Students were sent home at about 10am due to a lack of heating, lighting and internet, the school said. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Ashburton mayor plans own road cone crackdown with $10 fee Stuff.co.nz - 12 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) “Anything to identify the overuse of road cones is good,” Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ashburton councillor ‘wants value for money’ from CCTV investment Stuff.co.nz - 6 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) The council expected to spend $85,000 in 2024/25 on its CCTV network. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	The South Island town with no public bus Stuff.co.nz - 16 May (Stuff.co.nz) Ashburton’s bus debate is going round-and-round, with one councillor saying Uber and e-scooters will do the job. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ashburton teacher Wendy Hopwood’s registration cancelled after making fun of students, ripping up work NZ Herald - 15 May (NZ Herald) Wendy Hopwood also ripped up students’ artwork and tore pages from their workbooks. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General