Ashburton Guardian

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One person has died after a vehicle collided with a power pole in Ashburton this morning.
Emergency services were notified of the crash on Lismore Mayfield Road about 7.15am.
The sole occupant of the vehicle, a 50-year-old man, died at the scene.
Cordons remain in place.

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Sheep pelts from Pareora, Finegand near Balclutha and Waitane near Gore have been delivered to Fairton for processing and the pelts sold to be made into car seats and other items.

Full story in tomorrow's Guardian.

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Silver Fern Farms is planning to close its pelt processing operation at Fairton, with the loss of 44 jobs.

The proposed pelt house closure was conveyed to staff at a meeting today; another meeting was held in Timaru for four other staff whose jobs will also be affected.

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A statement released by the company following the meeting in Ashburton said the 44 people processing pelts at Fairton and the four preparing pelts at Pareora had been presented with potential redundancy, as well as work options at other Silver Fern Farms sites.

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Ashburton’s town centre water feature could be delivered a stay of execution today, with a decision on its future back on the table for debate.

What do you think should be done with the water feature?

Read the full story in the Ashburton App now.
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Ashburton Police are seeking 31-year-old Hung-Jae Lee regarding an incident in Rakaia on Friday 9 August 2019.

Anyone who can assist is asked to call Police on 105 and quote file 190809/2007. Or, you can provide information anonymously via Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.

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A failure to give way has been determined to have caused two of three fatal crashes that have occurred in the Ashburton District this year.
Meanwhile Ashburton is in danger of earning itself a reputation as a place... https://t.co/z15GXmFqgT

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More than 300 mountain bikers spent six hours riding round and round a loop of the Ashburton River Trail on Sunday.
Meanwhile New Zealand titles went on the line during a massive two days on the Ashburton Speedway... https://t.co/YGGiTuRbLf

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Over the next few years Ashburton will become home to hundreds of refugees.
Meanwhile there will be no reparation for the Mid Canterbury victims of a 44-year-old Ashburton woman jailed for 14 months in the Ashburton... https://t.co/LrTIOMJ37x

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Mid Canterbury Combined came up against a big, fast Marlborough Boys’ College side on Saturday.
Meanwhile Mid Canterbury United’s unbeaten run has continued and they’ve found themselves at the top of the table,... https://t.co/9DibA9MuEa

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Mid Canterbury is duck central, and hunters made the most of that on Saturday morning, according to Rhys Adams.
Meanwhile Tony Todd says a business group is still focused on getting the information centre back up... https://t.co/bY3AkQJpKe

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Southern are now the only team looking likely to be around come finals time in the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup.
Meanwhile the Allenton Bowling Club is boxing way above its weight, and the Ashburton... https://t.co/dJTaVBdlcd

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Bikes, scooters, skates, skateboards and drift trikes were the transport of choice at Tinwald School on Friday.
Meanwhile farmers and farming families struggling to deal with the impact of M. bovis have been offered... https://t.co/OuJ1SNegH4

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Big winning margins were a feature of netball’s opening round on Thursday.
Meanwhile the Ashburton Barbarians can move to the top of the Canterbury Rugby League division one competition ladder today, and the Mid... https://t.co/u0MLFefM8e

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Emergency services were kept busy on Thursday with a variety of calls to all corners of the district.
Meanwhile Sarah Bartlett is among Mid Cantabrians coming out in support of the End of Life Choice Bill as debate... https://t.co/Q4xQ3RKGZ6

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Emergency services were kept busy on Thursday with a variety of calls to all corners of the district.
Meanwhile Sarah Bartlett is among Mid Cantabrians coming out in support of the End of Life Choice Bill as debate... https://t.co/CLFDjCFfVs

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The Ashburton Indoor Bowls rep team kicked off their season in fine style with a dominant performance against their North Canterbury rivals on Sunday.
Meanwhile former AshColl student John Morrison is continuing to... https://t.co/YmwMTOz9h8

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Ashburton’s tallest building has been named, just as it reaches the stage of being one year from completion.
Meanwhile, you can take the girl out of Ashburton, but you can’t take Ashburton out of the girl, says... https://t.co/qTFLw6AGXu

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The wheels will start turning on the first sporting events of Ashburton’s annual Wheels Week this weekend.
Meanwhile Collegiate scored a big win over Celtic in Senior B rugby, and Charlotte Knowler and Payback were... https://t.co/SBtTVygMZB