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By DAVID HILL Rangiora RSA celebrated its centenary in style last weekend. President Ian Thompson says the weekend's festivities began on Friday evening at the Rangiora...

Setting sail . . . Crew member Gareth Speight stands on the back deck of Coastguard North Canterbury's new rescue vessel, while fellow coastguard...

By ROBYN BRISTOW A dairy farm on Rangiora's eastern fringe has been bought by a consortium with plans for up to 1500 residential sections. Development of...

By David Hill Sustainability, dog control, the Garrymere water supply, swimming pool hire charges and a faulty air conditioning unit were discussed at Tuesday's Waimakariri...

By ROBYN BRISTOW A Brown Shaver chook from a Swannanoa property has become the Wonder Woman of the henhouse, laying two eye-wateringly large eggs. Both are...

By DAVID HILL Danny Nicholls can't wait for school to begin next year. After being appointed in January as principal for Te Matauru Primary School –...

By RACHEL MACDONALD Simon Lodge has a fascination for Supermarine Spitfire fighter planes, the "airborne hammers" that crushed Hitler's hopes in World War 2. The shape...

Official launch .. Julie Brown signs her book, Hooked on Motunau, for Mary Hamilton, a Motunau resident, who has a long history with the...

New life . . . Planting under way in the Honda Forest in the Red Zone. Photo: Supplied By Robyn Bristow The Waimakariri District Council's innovative...

Southern adventure ... Stewart and Jane Whiteside have bought Tipapa Estate and are moving down from Auckland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED By ROBYN BRISTOW Greta Valley's historic...