Six North Canterbury rally drivers and their co-drivers fronted up for the New Zealand Rally in Auckland, and for all it was a unique motor sport experience full of ups and downs.
More than 100 off-road motorcycle riders took up a chance to learn the trails and tracks around the Waimakariri River.
The Coast to Coast usually takes competitors one to two days, but a group of intrepid Kaiapoi High School adventurers made their journey of discovery in five.
Titled The Magic of Light, the photographic exhibition showcased the creative talents of 90 members from the Rangiora Photographic Society to the public at its official opening last Friday evening.
A simple invitation to dance blossomed into seven decades of marital bliss for a former Cheviot couple who now live in Ilam.
Raising over $67,000 to support the Mental Health Foundation made the pain from sore muscles, sleep depravation and overall tiredness, fade into the background for the 88 participants undertaking...
The Woodend Community Centre was ablaze with colour last Saturday as the 89th annual Woodend Spring Flower Show took root.
Whitebait caught by Graeme Rupene and his family on the Ashley River gets thrown back some days because it’s covered in muck and gunk.
Every Friday, more than 100 teams - involving 1000 primary school pupils - hit the basketball courts at Mainpower Stadium.
A number of North Canterbury rally drivers will roll across the start line at Pukekawa Auckland Domain on Thursday night for the biggest rally many will have ever raced in.
A Rangiora property owner and his son have a big clean-up on their hands after their garage caught fire on Friday.
It came down to a couple of heart beats or 38 one/hundredths of a second after two days of racing.
Behind the front runners who garner the headlines at any motor sport event, there is always a series of torrid battles amongst the other drivers, all in search of a personal best time or placing.
The reopening of borders has seen international students welcomed back into several schools in the North Canterbury region.
When the WRC Repco Rally New Zealand kicks off in Auckland next weekend from September 29 to October 2 , back in the field will be a record breaking young Rangiora girl.
North Canterbury districts are commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years of service to the people of New Zealand.
Whitebait season has arrived, and even on Fathers' Day, enthusiasts of the slippery little delicacy were out lining the banks of tidal water courses around the districts.
The 12th annual Rock ’n’ Wheels show and swap meet recorded its best year ever on Sunday.
The North Canterbury representative rugby team capped off a great season on Saturday, deservedly beating Ellesmere 13›0 at Lincoln, and bringing home the Southbridge Shield.