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.

A resilient little dog who survived almost a year alone on Woodend Beach is now thriving in the comfort of her new home.