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Girl, 8, 'grabbed' in Ashburton
'She's a brave wee girl', say police of an eight-year-old who was grabbed from her driveway and put in a car before she managed to escape.
Promising jockey rushed to hospital
Promising up and coming jockey Ashley Frye has been rushed to hospital following a fall during a race at the Ashburton Racecourse this afternoon.
Hearing for teenager accused of young mother's murder delayed
A hearing scheduled for the teenager who killed young Ashburton mother Sina Solomona has been postponed.
Firefighters still battling large blaze near Ashburton
Firefighters were this morning still battling a large blaze which ripped through hundreds of hay bales and threatened a house near Ashburton overnight.
Fugitive caught after 10 days on the run
An Ashburton fugitive caught after 10 days on the run appeared in court today on family violence charges.
Ashburton fires suspicious
Canterbury firefighters didn't get much sleep last night with six rural fire around Ashburton, four of which may be linked and are being treated as suspicious.
Firefighters battle large blaze at meatworks in Ashburton
Firefighters are battling a large blaze at the Canterbury meatworks in Ashburton.
Ashburton fire guts industrial building
A fire in Ashburton gutted a local industrial building early this morning.
Train believed to have ignited large blaze
A train is believed to have ignited a large blaze that destroyed a vast crop and threatened to spread into nearby areas of Chertsey in Ashburton yesterday, firefighters say.
Over 30 people brawl outside McDonald's in Ashburton
Verbal trespass notices have been served on ringleaders of a brawl between more than 30 people outside McDonald's in Ashburton on Sunday morning.
MPI approves incursion programme after spillage
Ministry for Primary Industries officials have approved an incursion programme in mid-Canterbury following a spillage of one of Europe's most invasive arable weeds - black grass - found in a consignment of imported fescue seed.
Car ploughs into cows
The Methven resident was on his way home from Ashburton when he ploughed into three cows at about 7pm on Saturday.
Student's heroic tussle
An Ashburton university student suffered bruising after a heroic tussle with an intruder in her Wellington flat.
Truckie blames sun strike for train crash
The truck driver who drove into the path of an oncoming train in May has claimed sun strike was the cause of the smash.
Ashburton food handlers get hep A jab as virus spreads
More than a hundred food handlers in Ashburton have been vaccinated against hepatitis A, as the virus continues to spread through the township.
'Annoying' dog saves owner
Three weeks ago Col Sheehan was enjoying a few holes at the Tinwald Golf Course before his pet very likely saved his life.
Truck cut in half by train in Ashburton
A truck was cut in half and debris scattered for 500 metres when it was hit by a train at a rail crossing in Ashburton this morning.
Man jailed for driving into endangered black-billed gulls
Samuel John Townhill, 39, pleaded guilty in Ashburton District Court yesterday to two charges of destroying the nests of black-billed gulls laid under the Wildlife Act.
Teen denies murdering Ashburton mum
A teenager accused of murdering Ashburton mother Sina Solomona has pleaded not guilty in Youth Court today.
Disabled pupils' welfare 'ignored' in Ashburton
Serious questions are being raised as to how the Ministry of Education allowed a bus company to compromise the safety and welfare of disabled children in Ashburton.
Teen in court over young mum's murder
A teenager will reappear in Youth Court today charged with the murder of young Ashburton mother Sina Solomona.
Ashburton power outage remains a mystery
Mystery surrounds what caused a power outage that left two thirds of urban Ashburton in the dark on Tuesday night.
Youth faces murder charge
A youth has appeared in court this morning charged with murdering Ashburton mother Sina Solomona.