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Springston time . . . Olympian Clarke Johnstone (left) with Robbie Cochrane, from the View Hill Pony Club, at a previous Springston Trophy event....

By David Hill A recreational cycleway between Belfast and Kaiapoi is being explored to tap into the growing tourism market. Waimakariri District Council staff have been...

By SHELLEY TOPP Government's new water quality and environment proposals are long overdue, despite being criticised by some farmers, a prominent Waikari water activist says. "It...

  By ROBYN BRISTOW Work to restore the railway line between Picton and Christchurch, devastated by the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, has won a prestigious North American...

By DAVID HILL Listeners to Compass FM will already be familiar with the station's new manager. Kerry Treymane has been the station's breakfast announcer since July...

By Robyn Bristow Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley presided over his last council meeting today. Mr Dalley is drawing the curtain on about 26 years of involvement...

By Robyn Bristow Hail ripped nets and peppered plants at CJ's Plant Farm on the outskirts of Amberley on Wednesday afternoon, leaving many plants battered...

Repurposed .. John Fairweather, the owner of John Fairweather Specialty Timbers, in Sefton, sits on one of the Australian ironbark wharf piles he obtained...

By ROBYN BRISTOW Early bird entries for the Pegasus Bay Winery's Vine Run shut off at the end of this month. The Vine Run, on January...

By SHELLEY TOPP A gleaming steam car drew plenty of attention outside the Anglers Arms Tavern in Sefton last week. The vehicle is a 1914 Stanley...