Star Mid Canterbury

Canterbury's own 'Vera Lynn' returns home

Music has always featured in Canterbury-lass Jan-Maree Baughen’s life - and she is returning to her hometown to put her talents on show.

Retired nurses lucky to be alive after crash

Three retired nurses involved in a four-vehicle collision in Canterbury are singing the praises of bystanders and emergency personnel who came to their rescue.

Part of Canterbury moves to open fire season

Part of Canterbury moves to open fire season

The restricted fire season will be revoked in most of Mid and South Canterbury from 1am on Wednesday.

School welcomes slower speed limit

A Canterbury principal is pleased a 30km/h variable speed zone will still be in place outside his school when pupils return from their holidays.

Bid to get iconic children's train back on the tracks

Carol Johns with Ashburton’s iconic Kiddie Train midway through upgrade works. PHOTO: TONI WILLIAMS

Bid to get iconic children's train back on the tracks

An iconic Canterbury 'Kiddie Train' is in need of a funding boost to get it back on track for community use.

New pipes may boost subdivision developments

New pipes may boost subdivision developments

A plan to extend water services in Ashburton offers an "opportunity" to connect homes to the town's water supply and build new subdivisions.

New supermarket on track to be finished in July

Paul and Gaylene Thompson, Carrfields general manager of property Graeme Wilkins and Calder...

New supermarket on track to be finished in July

Owners Gaylene and Paul Thompson are counting down the days until their new FreshChoice supermarket opens in Tinwald.

Canterbury Lotto player wins $333k

Canterbury Lotto player wins $333k

A lucky Ashburton Lotto player has won $333,333 in Wednesday night's Lotto draw, while someone from Christchurch claimed $26,887.

Second bridge signed off

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and Ashburton District Council have signed an agreement to manage...

Second Ashburton bridge signed off

An agreement is now in place to manage the construction of the second Ashburton bridge and connecting road as one project.

Hercules on public display

The Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules (NZ7001), known as ‘‘Charles’’, lands at Wigram...

'Charles' the retired Hercules on display in Wigram

Members of the public will be to explore the retired C-130H Hercules (NZ7001), affectionately known by RNZAF personnel as Charles, at the Air Force Museum of NZ.

Grateful for a second chance at life

David Bishop, 66, is making the most of life after his cardiac arrest. PHOTO: SUSAN SANDYS

'I realised how much stress I was under': Grateful for a second chance at life

The chances of surviving cardiac arrest are just 11 per cent, the latest data shows, so 66-year-old Cantabrian David Bishop counts himself among the lucky ones.

Comedy night to raise money for rowing club

Jarrod Ross is joining forces with Peter Livingstone and Robbie ‘Gooserooter’ Shefford in a...

'Something light-hearted': Comedy night to raise money for rowing club

Three amateur Canterbury comedians are putting aside their day jobs to join forces in a bid to raise money for a good cause on Saturday night.

Council defends Lake Hood closure

Canterbury council defends Lake Hood closure

Ashburton District Council chief executive Hamish Riach has defended the decision to close Lake Hood.

Canal delivers big boost to Canterbury economy

The RDR is a 67km long canal that stretches beneath the foothills of Mid Canterbury from the...

Canal delivers big boost to Canterbury economy

Described as the lifeblood of Mid Canterbury, the Rangitata Diversion Race adds millions of dollars to the Canterbury economy each year, a new study shows.

South Island to get a taste of winter

Cantabrians may be in for a taste of winter weather tomorrow, with strong winds, heavy rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast.

Greenpeace takes aim at ECan over water testing

Greenpeace is offering free drinking water nitrate testing in Mid Canterbury after ECan decided against rolling out its own free tests.

The day a strange metal sphere fell from space

'Really bizarre': The day a strange metal sphere fell from space in Canterbury

Exactly 53 years ago, a ball of fire with a long tail was seen falling from the sky in Canterbury. Soon after it appeared a strange metal sphere was found in a field near Ashburton.