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  • Bridge repairs start

    Work has started on the next stage of the Waimakariri Gorge Bridge deck replacement project.

  • Canterbury Cricket looks to MainPower Oval

    Canterbury Cricket is looking to invest in Rangiora’s Mainpower Oval.

  • Better luck hoped for

    Multi-award winning Auckland artist Vjekoslav Nemesh will be hoping for better luck at his latest Kaiapoi exhibition.

  • Cycling challenge for Kaiapoi skow project

    Each morning for a fortnight, Kaiapoi cyclist Bruce Milsom rose, donned his one set of riding clothes and prepared his tired 63-year-old body for more hours in the saddle as he cycled 1700kms along the length of the South Island.

  • Growth constraint

    Planning for growth in Amberley is constrained by efforts to protect agricultural land.

  • New car big help

    North Canterbury Neighbourhood Support are grateful for the generous donation of a new car to help them provide their services in North Canterbury.

  • Human rights stand by ECan

    Canterbury’s regional council has taken a stand for human rights.

  • Division over how to achieve open, transparent meetings

    Canterbury’s regional councillors say they want open and transparent meetings, but are divided on how to achieve it.

  • New company takes over Kaiapoi events

    The management of iconic Kaiapoi events such as the Matariki, Party in the Park and Waitangi Day celebrations will stay local with the announcement of a new company to run these three and other new public events annually.

  • Focus on firearms

    Around 20 North Canterbury hunters had firearms seized by Fish & Game Rangers on the opening weekend of the 2023 game bird hunting season.

Featured documents

  • Local crime report

    October 3: Five youth had a BB gun at a Kaiapoi park – Youth Aid are dealing with youth and parents. A Kaiapoi female reported two large transfers made fraudulently from her accounts when she was contacted by a caller posing as her bank asking for personal details....

  • Three NC teams squander half time leads

    It was agony for three North Canterbury clubs in the latest round of the Luisetti Combined Country rugby competition....

  • Saracens on an impressive roll

    Saracens continued its recent barnstorming performances in North Canterbury premier rugby, with a mauling of Woodend last Saturday, while Kaiapoi bounced back from its defeat by Saracens the week before, with a comfortable win over an improving Ashley XV....

  • Kaiapoi’s big forwards in dominant form

    Glenmark-Cheviot faces two crucial weeks if it is to qualify for the next round of the combined country rugby competition after going down to Kaiapoi 20-13 on Saturday....

  • Lower grade Rangiora teams make finals

    The Canterbury Hockey Association finals for 2021 are this weekend, and while the Rangiora Hockey Club’s top teams will not feature in any of the major playoffs, several of the lower grade and midweek teams are vying for grade titles....

  • Tears of joy as Ohoka wins

    Anyone doubting rugby is alive and well in North Canterbury should have been at Southbrook Park on Saturday for the latest round of the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country rugby competition....

  • Ashley’s winning ways continue

    Ashley took the Deans Shield up to Cheviot to defend it in the heart of Deans country, and won....

  • Luisetti Seeds country rugby kicks off

    Defending North Canterbury champions Glenmark – Cheviot started the 2023 Luisetti Seeds Combined country rugby competition with a commanding 54-12 victory over Springston last Saturday....

  • Bottling the beauty and tastes of Kaikoura

    Mt Fyffe Distillery, a boutique grassroots distillery, set in the foothills of Mt Fyffe, Kaikōura was awarded the MADE NORTH CANTERBURY Food & Beverage Award (with Patoa Farms & Harris Farms), at the recent North Canterbury Business Awards, hosted by Enterprise North Canterbury in Rangiora. Mt...

  • Volunteer community service recognised

    Volunteers have been recognised for their contributions to the Waimakariri District, at the council’s community service awards last week....

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