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7h ago
Business owners are happy to see the new traffic lights switched on in Tinwald this week, signaling an end to the sea of road cones.
The new traffic lights on State Highway 1 in Ashburton south of the Ashburton/Hakatere River Bridge, aim to help traffic move more easily and safely across the busy intersection. However, work has been ongoing since July last year, causing frustration for businesses.
Tinwald Supervalue owner Gaylene Thompson said the new traffic signals hadn’t made things any worse in a traffic corridor prone to congestion.
“It’s probably too early to say but the last few days h ..read more
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10h ago
On 5 April 1917, New Zealand athlete and distance walker Harry Alpe departed from Ashburton at a steady walking pace, bound for Christchurch. His previous record for walking the same distance, 87 kilometres, was 11 hours and 11 minutes, which was set when he walked from Hawarden to Christchurch in 1915. Harry was not an Ashburton local, but his departure from Ashburton for his 1917 walk was heavily attended, and people waited with bated breath to see if he would beat his previous record.
A charitable military man
Harry Alpe was born about 1869. Early in life he toured New Zealand as one of th ..read more
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10h ago
A trip to Burger King has cost a Hampstead man much more than the meal he planned to buy.
David Kaisa, 32, appeared before Community Magistrate Sarah Steele in the Ashburton District Court on Wednesday on two charges of driving while disqualified and a charge of stealing fuel from Mobil in Ashburton.
Kaisa was stopped by police on January 9 on East Street and charged with driving while disqualified and driving off without paying for fuel.
On January 27, he was stopped again by police for driving while disqualified. He told police he was on his way to Burger King.
Lawyer Gretchen Hart said Kai ..read more
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10h ago
New Zealand's economy is expected to be flat for about 18 months before slowly improving, according to Westpac's chief economist.
Kelly Eckhold gave locals an overview of how the economy is holding up at a presentation at Westpac's Ashburton branch this week.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand would have to "stay the course to do the job" to get on top of inflation - which meant interest rates were unlikely to be cut this year.
"It's a very weak economy but there are positive indicators for the future."
Eckhold said the manufacturing and retail sectors had been hardest hit as people "closed thei ..read more