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By RACHEL MACDONALD Forget the Colonel's 11 secret herbs and spices. A jealously guarded family recipe for the first sausages to be exported from New Zealand...

By SHELLEY TOPP The inviting aroma of bone broth cooking provided a warm welcome inside the Kaiapoi Community Gardens new cottage last week. Volunteers at the...

Nitrate levels in Christchurch's drinking water are not expected to exceed safe drinking levels in the future, according to Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL). Chief executive...

By ROBYN BRISTOW A legacy of a bygone era is being brought back to life in the Hurunui district. The historic Balmoral Forest fire lookout, high...

By David Hill Planning for the future and protecting the environment were the key themes of this week's Waimakariri District Council meeting. Councillors voted to adopt...

By Shelley Topp A Timaru teenager won the main event in Waimakariri's annual Bridge To Bridge Mountainbike Ride last Sunday. James Corry, aged 16, a student...

By RACHEL MACDONALD Registrations are open, the band is booked, and the cake is being planned, as preparations ramp up for Loburn School's 150th Jubilee...

By DAVID HILL Rangiora and Kaiapoi could be in for further expansion as the Waimakariri district looks to accommodate a growing population. Future development areas have...

Mapped . . . A wetland the McFaddens developed in one of their paddocks which attracted the attention of ECan's mapping. Photo: Supplied By...

By Robyn Bristow Three dogs have been destroyed after a dog attack on Swamp Road, Loburn, North Canterbury on Tuesday night. A women, who was out...