Community

By David Hill Waimakariri's district councillors are planning to meet next Tuesday, (April 21) for the first full council meeting since the lockdown. The council meeting...

By SHELLEY TOPP This year's Kaiapoi Art Expo and the Waimakariri Winter Festival have been cancelled because of the Covid-19 outbreak. The art expo decision was...

  By ROBYN BRISTOW Fires can be lit only with a permit in the Waimakariri and Hurunui districts. Principal Rural Fire Officer Bruce Janes is appealing to...

By SHELLEY TOPP Waimakariri people are being asked to contribute ideas for the new community space planned for Rangiora's Good Street walkway. "We really want the...

By ROBYN BRISTOW Cheviot's resilience is being put to the test again. It has just dusted itself off from the impact of three years of drought...

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...

By DAVID HILL Moments like these are what broadcasters live for, says Compass FM station manager Kerry Treymane. While police, health workers and emergency services work...

By Rachel Macdonald Libraries have an essential role to play in an increasingly digital future, says Waimakariri's district libraries manager, Paula Eskett. Sitting in the bright,...

By DAVID HILL Canterbury's observatories might be in lockdown, but there is plenty for budding scientists and the superstitious to discover. Oxford Area School Observatory volunteer...

BY SHELLEY TOPP Padmavati Maharana, owner of Rangiora Yoga, is providing free online yoga classes on her Facebook page during the coronavirus ockdown. The one-hour classes...