Middlehurst delivering gold medal meat
By DAVID HILL
Two North Canterbury sisters are "pretty stoked" to win six gold medals in the "Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards".
Rangiora-based Sophie Macdonald...
Victoria Park to be illuminated next month
Dazzling display . . . Bright lights from the inaugural MainPower Light Festival. PHOTO: COLLEEN LINNELL
A dazzling display of lights in Victoria Park, Rangiora,...
Former Mayor honoured
By DAVID HILL
Waimakariri Mayor, David Ayers, doubts he could juggle service on the council with a teaching career today, given the workload of councillors.
Reflecting...
Skateboard deck business rolling along
By EMILY MOORHOUSE
A 15-year-old plans to educate people on the importance of recycling through his skateboard business.
Neith Absalom from Greta Valley, in North Canterbury,...
Canterbury DHB will reopen Oxford Hospital in mid-June
By Robyn Bristow
The Oxford Hospital is to reopen in mid-June.
The Canterbury District Health Board has announced it will reopen ahead of the Waikari, Ellesmere...
Art expo entries still open
New home for artwork . . . Kaiapoi artist Paul Smith and his painting, As Time Goes By, at last year's Kaiapoi Art Expo....
Information about wedding dress sought
By SHELLEY TOPP
It is hoped a wedding dress display at the Rangiora Museum will uncover new information about one of the gowns.
Angela Cramond, of...
Kaiapoi pupils global youth ambassadors
By DAVID HILL
North School pupils have been teaching Chinese students about Kiwi culture.
The school has been participating in the Global Youth Ambassador Programme, which...
North Canterbury Mayors want hospitals reopened
Part of the community . . . Oxford Hospital has been a home-away-from-home for many over its more than 100 years, and locals do...
Rural sector is taking a toll on farmer’s mental health
BY ADAM BURNS
A Waimakariri dairy farmer believes the rural sector has become a "pressure cooker", taking a toll on farmers' mental health as a...