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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...

Dazzling display . . . Bright lights from the inaugural MainPower Light Festival. PHOTO: COLLEEN LINNELL A dazzling display of lights in Victoria Park, Rangiora,...

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...

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,...

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...

New home for artwork . . .  Kaiapoi artist Paul Smith and his painting, As Time Goes By, at last year's Kaiapoi Art Expo....

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...

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...

Part of the community . . . Oxford Hospital has been a home-away-from-home for many over its more than 100 years, and locals do...

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...