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odt.co.nz | Toni Williams
Thursday, 19 June 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyWooden fencing is being installed along the Bremners Rd side of the Ashburton Cemetery for an estimated cost of $65,000. The work, which is being carried out by Hayman Fencing, was approved in the Ashburton District Council’s Long Term Plan.
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1 month ago |
odt.co.nz | Toni Williams
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburySouth Island drifting champion Sheldon Kneale has his sights on national success. The 30-year-old Ashburton driver won the recent Drift South Pro Series championship and is lining up for the New Zealand pro-sport series next year. He has come a long way from when he first started drifting more than 10 years ago.
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odt.co.nz | Toni Williams
Monday, 19 May 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyA $10,000 donation has been made to the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust following the Ruralco Golf Classic. The golf tournament, which took place last month at the Tinwald course, saw 36 teams of four line up to compete, many from the rural industry.
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1 month ago |
odt.co.nz | Toni Williams
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyWillie Little took a 1996 Harley-Davidson Sportster and blinged it up with chrome. It has a six inch oversized springer front end, been lowered an inch at the back and a customised sissy bar. It is one of the toys, he said. Little, an engineer, did the work himself during Covid lockdown.
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1 month ago |
odt.co.nz | Toni Williams
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyA Canterbury man's Ford Falcon is still turning heads after more than 40 years on the road. Delma Rutherfurd’s 1978 XC is deep red with an original white vinyl roof top - and has clocked up more than 217,000km. The 3.3 litre engine turns over every time and runs like a dream. It can spend months in the shed and still turn over, Delma, of Ashburton, said.
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