Community

Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray is calling on cruise ships, including the Azamara Journey, to visit Kaikoura as planned this summer. The Azamara Journey is...

By AMANDA BOWES Johanna Smith, from Culverden, is flying high after being awarded one of five inaugural ANZ Future Leaders scholarships. Having just completed her Agricultural...

By SHELLEY TOPP The first call for help came less than an hour after the 7.8 earthquake hit at 12.02am on November 14. Now the Westpac...

By Robyn Bristow The rural township of Waiau was at the epicentre of the 7.8 earthquake that rocked North Canterbury last month. Waiau School Principal...

  By SHELLEY TOPP A new scow could soon become the flagship of the Kaiapoi River, taking over from the ill-fated MV Tuhoe. A Kaiapoi heritage trust...

By DAVID HILL Rural support organisations are combining forces to ensure no farmer is left behind, following the November 14 earthquake. Speaking at last Friday's meeting...

By SHELLEY TOPP After more than 40 years working as a volunteer with Oxford Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) Ron Ealam still finds the work...

By ROBYN BRISTOW Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley apologises to anyone who offered services to the system following the 7.8 magnitude North Canterbury earthquake and were...

  By ROBYN BRISTOW Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley is critical of legislation and regulations which saw local communities and those with comprehensive local knowledge "steam rolled"...

By ROBYN BRISTOW It has been a journey from gumboots to stilettos for Leithfield's Lauren Watkins. Lauren has just been crowned a Miss Five Crowns New...