Tuhaitara Coastal Park a star close to home
Gateway to a treasure . . . The start of the Tutaepatu Trail, encompassing the beautiful Tutaepatu Lagoon, near Woodend Beach on Woodend Beach...
Zoning out in Ashley’s river park
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...
Supercar in home straight
Cutting edge . . . David Dicker's Rodin FZed supercar is being readied for the world stage. The car was built t Dicker's engineering...
Special connection celebrated
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...
Gleaming Fords immortalised
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...
Dream result for young Swannanoa horse trainer
Hey Yo . . . Winner of almost $70,000 in stakemoney with trainer Jack Harrington at his Gold Star Racing stables in Swannanoa last...
Many happy returns for 100-year-old
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Milestone . . . Philip Stewart in his garden he looks after in Amberley. PHOTO: ROBYN BRISTOW
Philip Stewart nearly didn't make it...
Art in the expansive Flaxmere Garden
Stainless steel pigs . . . An exhibit by Sarah Clarke at last year's Art in a Garden. Photo: Amanda Bowes
By AMANDA BOWES
The South...
New venue, new owner and new experiences at Fete
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...
Waipara food grower the driving force behind Eat New Zealand
Garden bounty . . . Angela Clifford picking globe artichokes in her garden at The Food Farm in Broomfield, near Amberley.PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
By SHELLEY...