May 30, 2012, VANCOUVER, B.C. – ASHBURTON VENTURES INC. (TSX-V:ABR) (FRANKFURT:ARB)  (“Ashburton” or the "Company”) is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Ms. Seung Oh will replace Dave Cross as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Ms. Oh, currently on the Ashburton board of directors, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, with over six years of experience in Canadian and U.S. public corporations.  She received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University in 2006. From 2007 to 2010, Ms. Oh worked with Manning Elliott LLP in the Assurance Department primarily focused on mining companies listed on North American stock exchanges and is currently providing accounting and tax services to various Canadian public and private corporations through Seung Oh Ltd.    

The Company is fortunate to have Mr. Cross continue to work with the Company.

Ashburton Ventures Incorporated is a Canadian-based junior exploration with active gold and base metal programs in the Yukon, Canada and Nevada, USA. For further information we invite you to visit us at www.ashburtonventures.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Michael England, President

For further information contact:

Telephone: (604) 683-3995