Marion Dent’s cheerful manner and willing contribution to Rural Women New Zealand over many years of service has been rewarded with a Rural Women NZ Provincial Life Membership.
Vintage wedding gowns had a moment to shine again recently when the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) held a wedding dresses and gowns parade during their annual federation cup day.
Groundworks, weed growth and low fertile soils on lands left by flooding saw Mid Canterbury landowners turn out in force last week to hear about flood recovery needs at a workshop organised by Mid...
Dave and Rose Thomson have a little slice of paradise in Windermere, just south of Ashburton, where scores of early season lambs are enjoying the weather.
Dairy farmer Laurence Rooney will likely be left with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of flood-damage on his Winchmore farm and it's left a bad taste in his mouth.
Nine-year-old Amelia Brockhurst will wear the blue linen wedding gown of her great-great-great-grandmother this week at the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes’ (WI) annual Federation...
Any rural and urban divide was well and truly closed last week when more than 1000 people rallied in downtown Ashburton as part of the nationwide Howl of a Protest.
A lot of volunteer help has been given to farmers and landowners with flood damage, but there is still much to be done, Environment Canterbury councillor Ian Mackenzie says.
Food supplies sent with love have been given by members of Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) to Rural Support Trust for distribution among the district’s flood-affected families.