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...
Kayaker: ‘It’s an awesome lifestyle’
By DAVID HILL
Sam Milne is living the dream. The former Kaiapoi High School student has been training competitors on the Hurunui and Waimakariri rivers...
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...
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...
New sport gets a foothold
By SHELLEY TOPP
A new form of golf using a size-five soccer ball and no clubs proved popular at Rangiora Golf Course last Sunday.
The game,...
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...
Virtual tour of stadium now online
By SHELLEY TOPP
Christchurch architectural company Warren and Mahoney has released a virtual fly-through tour of its design for Stadium Waimakariri.
The video can be seen...
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...
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...