This New Year, our community proudly celebrates Mr Ian Douglas Poulter, who has been recognised for his services to education in the 2026 King’s New Year Honours.

A long-awaited boost for Kaiapoi’s rowing and water sports community has been delivered, with the completion this week of a new launch facility at Murphy Park.

Rangiora’s town centre has a new window into the past, with two large black and white heritage prints installed today in the Good Street laneway courtyard.

Dudley Park Aquatic Centre will be closed from Monday 5 January to Sunday 25 January 2026 for scheduled maintenance.

If you’ve been following national news lately, you’ll have heard a familiar chorus from central government: councils haven’t invested properly in infrastructure.

The National Public Health Service has issued a health warning after potentially toxic harmful blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) was found in Lake Pegasus.