Federated Farmers team welcomes new faces
Federated Farmers team welcomes new faces
Two new faces have been elected to the Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury provincial team.
Toni Williams
Farmers supply mince to local foodbanks
Farmers supply mince to local foodbanks
Meat the Need founders Siobhan O’Malley and Wayne Langford have helped supply months’ worth of meat to foodbanks across Canterbury and the South Island.
A&P Show will go on in Ashburton, for now
A&P Show will go on in Ashburton, for now
Organisers of the Ashburton A&P Show are ploughing ahead with planning for an annual show but keeping the budget in mind.
Ashburton man cycles 73km for 73rd birthday
Ashburton man cycles 73km for 73rd birthday
Retired Ashburton businessman Tony Todd celebrated his 73rd birthday last week by cycling 73km around Ashburton raising more than $6800 for Hospice Mid Canterbury. He was joined by around 25 cycling...
Lifestyle change for hard-working Canterbury baker
Lifestyle change for hard-working Canterbury baker
The Covid-19 lockdown has given Canterbury baker Matt Harvey a new lease on life.
Flat out making sure flour gets through
Flat out making sure flour gets through
Flour shortages around the country have had the dedicated crew at New Zealand BioGrains, in Ashburton, working flat out to help ease limited supply.
Community to rescue for harvest
Community to rescue for harvest
CharRees Vineyard owners Charlie and Esma Hill put a call out on social media for help to harvest during lockdown.
Roadside creations attract attention
Roadside creations attract attention
The Stephenson family, of Fords Rd in Willowby, spent a day of their lockdown creating a giant female rabbit to lure in the Easter Bunny and put a smile on the faces of people driving past.
Arable operation keeps going
Arable operation keeps going
Arable farmers Brian and Rachel Leadley welcomed a house guest during lockdown, found new ways of functioning in their work bubble and the wedding of their eldest daughter, meant to take place in...
Egg business cracks on after a scramble
Egg business cracks on after a scramble
‘‘A crisis helps you look outside the square to see what other options might be available,’’ Mid Canterbury egg producers Lynette and Murray Thomson say.
Hort staff get behind workplace changes
Hort staff get behind workplace changes
There are massive changes, but the team across the country have come on boardStaff at LeaderBrand have adapted at work to make sure they are keeping themselves, and their workmates, safe from Covid...
Disaster plans made
Disaster plans made
Vicki and Hamish Mee are planning a ‘‘worst case scenario’’ for stock at their Mid Canterbury free-farm piggery.
Badge ‘just a tremendous honour’
Badge ‘just a tremendous honour’
“It’s just a tremendous honour,” Women’s Institutes stalwart Jude Vaughan, the unsuspecting recipient of a WI Good Service Badge, said.
Lighting fires for science
Lighting fires for science
Fire crews from across the South have been working alongside scientists undertaking valuable research to better under wildfire behaviour.
Business is blooming
Business is blooming
Turley Farms Chertsey, in the heart of Mid Canterbury, is among a growing number of farms turning to sunflowers as a rotation crop to use between plantings.
Plough was rusty way back in 1945
Plough was rusty way back in 1945
Murray Ford (92) learned to use a horse plough, pulled by three or four horses, on his parents’ farm at Brookside in 1945. He left school in 1944, found the plough and was keen to use it.
Involved with collie club for half its life
Involved with collie club for half its life
Ray Kane has been associated with the Mayfield Collie Club for more than 50 years.
All welcome to dog trials’ 100th year
All welcome to dog trials’ 100th year
The Mayfield Collie Club is celebrating 100 years of dog trialling this month with a centennial event at the Hakatere grounds, on Potts Rd, in the foothills of Mid Canterbury.
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School-바카라 사이트 디시 Association
Ashburton College year 11 pupils have had a final dose of hands-on animal handling at Higham Farm, near Chertsey.
Pedestrian in 'serious condition' after being hit by car
Pedestrian in 'serious condition' after being hit by car
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in a "serious" condition after being hit by a car in Mid Canterbury on Thursday afternoon.