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By DAVID HILL Danny Nicholls can't wait for school to begin next year. After being appointed in January as principal for Te Matauru Primary School –...

By RACHEL MACDONALD Simon Lodge has a fascination for Supermarine Spitfire fighter planes, the "airborne hammers" that crushed Hitler's hopes in World War 2. The shape...

Official launch .. Julie Brown signs her book, Hooked on Motunau, for Mary Hamilton, a Motunau resident, who has a long history with the...

New life . . . Planting under way in the Honda Forest in the Red Zone. Photo: Supplied By Robyn Bristow The Waimakariri District Council's innovative...

Southern adventure ... Stewart and Jane Whiteside have bought Tipapa Estate and are moving down from Auckland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED By ROBYN BRISTOW Greta Valley's historic...

By SHELLEY TOPP Rangiora dog owners and their canine companions will take part Christchurch's SPCA Great NZ Paws Walk fundraiser this Saturday. (November 9). Two of...

Conical Thrill . . . The new development at Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa. File photo By Robyn Bristow Leithfield School's Year 3 and 4...

By David Hill Waimakariri's councillors are set to receive a payrise. Mayor Dan Gordon is set to receive a $14,000 increase from the salary paid to...

By SHELLEY TOPP The annual fireworks season, culminating in Guy Fawkes on Tuesday night, November 5 is always busy for the SPCA (Society for the...

Waikari's Tom Sidey has gone from maintaining aircraft to flying them, after serving nine years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) as...