When Marianne Whyte of Rangiora received confirmation her three boxes of donated knitted items had finally arrived in the Ukraine, she burst into tears.
After it languished in his garage for 24 years, a Canterbury hot rod enthusiast decided to make a concerted effort to finish his project car - a 1950s-era Ford Popular van.
Each morning for a fortnight Kaiapoi cyclist Bruce Milsom has donned his one set of riding clothes and prepared his tired 63-year-old body for more hours in the bike saddle.
Recreational walkers along Canterbury's Waikuku Beach were confronted by an unusual sight early on Tuesday morning - a well-known clam dredger high and dry on the beach.
Recreational walkers along Waikuku Beach were confronted by an unusual sight early on Tuesday morning - a well-known clam dredger high and dry on the beach.
'Sierra Gulf Mike – taking off runway 25' could be heard over the airwaves as Canterbury Recreational Aircraft Club members paid tribute to the late Graeme Main.