Girls under 11 rugby teams have been established in the Waimakariri District and the Kaiapoi Rugby Club (KRFC) junior capitan Phil Sleeman is very excited to support the new venture.
The first Waimakariri Country Music Festival was successfully held at the Rangiora Showgrounds pavilion over the weekend.
Hurunui Race and Gala Day committee chair Aly Youngman says last Saturday’s race day had a real country flavour to it.
It’s never to late for love At 82, Emily Rodger says it’s never to late to find your soulmate and she has - 89 year old Harold Phillips.
To become a piano tuner you must have a huge passion for pianos and music says Rangiora-based piano tuner Matthew Field.
They jump, they kick, run and laugh, and in doing so, the children at the under-five karate class learn some life lessons as well the intricacies of the sport.
The stories flowed as a large crowd of over 300 turned up to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Hawarden Saleyards company on Friday.
Cars of all shapes, sizes and genres in the hundreds were on show in Rangiora last weekend, at the annual Trillo Metals Muscle Car Madness.
For Mikaere Walker, 5, of New Brighton, his first cast at Amberley Beach Surfcasting Competition on Sunday wasn’t his best.
Buyers from all over the South Island turned up to the annual Hawarden ewe fair of over 11,000 lambs and ewes on Friday.
Early model Bentley's, Duesenberg, Mercedes, Fords, Darracqs and Premiers are all famous vintage car brands being faithfully brought to life in a garage in Rangiora.
Hundreds of custom V8s and sports cars, vintage and veteran cars paraded through Rangiora and Kaiapoi on Thursday evening.
Canterbury is now in a restricted fire season, meaning a permit is needed to light a fire in open air.
A health warning has been issued for the Rakahuri/Ashley River at State Highway 1.
Combining yoga for well›being, and environmental education through craft and play, are the main goals of a combined Waimakariri District Council and Greenspaces ‘Fun in the Park’ series of fun days.
Keeping cool as the temperature soars.
The Oxford and Districts Lions Club and the Oxford Community Trust ae hosting the ‘Oxford Wheels with Wings’ on Sunday.
For someone who continues to get a buzz out of helping people in the community, being awarded an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the 2023 New Years Honours list was “a bit humbling.”
Enjoying the last days of the holidays
How does a round of golf help care for a mother and her new born?