A teenager accused of murdering Ashburton mother Sina Solomona has pleaded not guilty in Youth Court today.

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.

A teenager will reappear in Youth Court today charged with the murder of young Ashburton mother Sina Solomona.

Mystery surrounds what caused a power outage that left two thirds of urban Ashburton in the dark on Tuesday night.

A youth has appeared in court this morning charged with murdering Ashburton mother Sina Solomona.

Colin Hogg finds a southern town steeped in heritage.

A top doctor is urging pregnant women not to panic about high nitrate levels in Mid Canterbury water - despite earlier spotlighting the potentially fatal health risks.

A three-year old Canterbury girl is recovering in hospital after contracting a life-threatening disease while feeding a baby lamb.

A woman who died when she was hit by a train today near Ashburton had been the subject of a police pursuit earlier this morning.

Rikiau West-Pakuria has a smile that lights up the room. But as the 3-year-old lay in an...