Star Mid Canterbury

In her younger years, Canterbury 108-year-old Doris Wakelin never gave any thought to living past 100.

Three-piece rock band Bulletproof Convertible will return to Mid Canterbury for a Dead Rockers Ball on Saturday to raise funds for the Methven Lions.

Mackenzie District Mayor Anne Munro will step down due to "uncertainty surrounding my health" after her cancer metastasised.

A petition calling on the Government to reconsider four-laning State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton had over 465 signatures as of Thursday.

Police are continuing to appeal for information from the public following a fatal crash in Canterbury that claimed the life of a person in a wheelchair.

A 138-year-old Canterbury clothing store will be demolished and a new shop is set to be built in its place.