Community

E-bike initiative ... Businessman Ron van Til has installed a $30,000 e-bike stand outside his bakery and cafe to encourage e-bike riders to park...

By SHELLEY TOPP Rangiora Racecourse owners have no authority to allow Taggart Earthmoving Ltd to develop a quarry on the site, opponents to the proposal...

By ROBYN BRISTOW A trail of events across North Canterbury have been cancelled or postponed after the Government increased latest Covid-19 alert levels. Many of the...

By DAVID HILL Jim Palmer never imagined he would stay in Waimakariri's top job for 17 years. The Waimakariri District Council chief executive retires today, Friday...

By David Hill Water reform, roading, the infrastructure stimulus programme and Covid-19 social recovery were among the items discussed at Jim Palmer's final council meeting...

Louise Davy is determined not to let a rare disease limit how she lives her life. She shares her story with Robyn Bristow ahead...

A community effort has led to a re-dedication of Kaiapoi's RSA cemetery. The Kaiapoi RSA is hosting a special ceremony on Friday, February 26, after...

By SHELLEY TOPP Covid-19 has been the gift that keeps giving for Amberley teenager Lana Bonnett. Lana, aged 18, made Covid-19 the subject of her NCEA...

Speed and style... Ben Whalley, aged 18, of Mandeville, shows the kind of form that took him to the pinnacle of Speedway racing in...

By SHELLEY TOPP A gleaming 1914 Ford Model T was one of the star attractions at the Rangiora RSA's Vintage Car and Tractor Rally. The annual...