Small town rallies around Keira
The small town of Waipara in North Canterbury, and volunteers from elsewhere in the Hurunui district and Christchurch, are coming together on Saturday in...
Swimming holes in the Hurunui and Waiau Rivers enhanced
A splash of summer . . . The Hurunui River at the State Highway Seven site near Balmoral Reserve. An existing swimming hole is...
Jenny Anderson bids adieu to Waipara Hills
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Waipara Hills and summer concerts are now synonymous.
And this part of the business owes much to Jenny Anderson who grasped the opportunity...
Information sought following spitting incident in Rangiora
Canterbury Police are seeking help to identify two young males in Rangiora, after one of them claiming to have Covid-19, spat on a police...
Oaks felled to protect cyclists
Gone ... Oaks alongside Rangiora-Woodend Road were felled because of the risk they posed to cyclists.PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
By SHELLEY TOPP
Oak trees believed to be...
`It has been a struggle’
End of an era ... Shoppers gather around the closed doors at the Rangiora Paper Plus and Toyworld store to read a notice saying...
Lost local control frustrates Mayor
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"...
Concerns over the fate of Waikari Hospital
Concern over fate . . . There are fears that Waikari Hospital might not have a part in the Canterbury District Health Board's longer-term...
Stepping up for line dancing
Dancing for fun, fitness and friendship ... Rangiora line dancing teacher Marilyn Frost, far left, runs a class at the St John's Anglican Church...
Surf debate cuts up rough
Fishing for clams . . . The clam boat at work close in shore. Photo: Supplied
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Cloudy Bay Clams' bottom-dredging boat, which has...