Features

By AMANDA BOWES The Hurunui district is blessed with having a huge natural playground, with rivers, sea, lakes and forest within easy reach. From Waipara to...

Gateway to a treasure . . . The start of the Tutaepatu Trail, encompassing the beautiful Tutaepatu Lagoon, near Woodend Beach on Woodend Beach...

By NEIL CLARKSON The Christmas holidays provide an ideal chance for people to explore the riverside playground right on Rangiora's doorstep. Most of the activity in...

Cutting edge . . . David Dicker's Rodin FZed supercar is being readied for the world stage. The car was built t Dicker's engineering...

By ROBYN BRISTOW Rewi Alley's special connection to the Hurunui district was celebrated at Amberley's Chamberlain Park last weekend, a park which holds a special...

By ROBYN BRISTOW A limited-edition book that grew from a gleaming line-up of 250 Fords in Dudley Park, Rangiora, nearly 15 years ago, has been...

Hey Yo . . . Winner of almost $70,000 in stakemoney with trainer Jack Harrington at his Gold Star Racing stables in Swannanoa last...

By ROBYN BRISTOW Milestone . . . Philip Stewart in his garden he looks after in Amberley. PHOTO: ROBYN BRISTOW Philip Stewart nearly didn't make it...

Stainless steel pigs . . . An exhibit by Sarah Clarke at last year's Art in a Garden. Photo: Amanda Bowes By AMANDA BOWES The South...

By Robyn Bristow A new owner, a new venue and some new experiences await people heading to this year's Christmas Country Fete. Mike Sheppard of Hyde...