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...
Leithfield Club boxing well above its weight
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Boxing has turned Bo-Dean (Missy) Blackburn's life around.
Missy is fit, trim, doesn't drink and is a no nonsense sort of gal.
"I was...
Schoolgirl shining light in Canterbury team
Determination . . . Grace Brooker, with ball in hand, charges to the try line in a match against Hanan Shield at the South...
‘Chance of a lifetime’ for AIMS Games teams
Kaiapoi North School students are flying out to Tauranga this weekend for ‘‘the change of a lifetime’’.
The school has entered boys’ and girls’ basketball...
Swannanoa dancer NZ’s top junior
New Zealand’s top junior dancer Swannanoa’s Sophie Johnstone, aged 9, initially had no interest in dancing.
But that changed four years ago when she was...
Land to be transformed
By DAVID HILL
It's an unremarkable stretch of land, punctuated by a few trees and a handful of buildings that have seen better days.
Over the...
Local surfer makes waves
By ROBYN BRISTOW
A young North Canterbury surfer is making big waves in the surfing world.
Campbell Heasley (10), of Amberley, has just arrived home from...
Greenkeeper Murray rolls with the best
By Robyn Bristow
Murray Dickson has a keen eye for levels and disease and knows how important the local bowling club is to his Cheviot...
Amy rides her way to the Special Olympics
By KATE BARBER PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
Amy Batchelor has been selected to represent New Zealand in equestrian sport in the Special Olympics World Summer Games...
