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Conservation organisations, four-wheel-drive clubs and council staff have been working together...

'Crate day' revellers warned to watch out for nesting birds

Environment Canterbury staff are bracing themselves for "crate day" on Saturday, when four-wheel-drive enthusiasts spend the day drinking with friends on local riverbeds and beaches.

Get ready for the Kaiapoi Christmas parade

Photo: Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival & Santa Parade

Get ready for the Kaiapoi Christmas parade

North Canterbury will herald in the festive season on Saturday with the Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival & Santa Parade.

70 years of marriage - despite bad wedding day omen

Sid and Jan Dyer celebrated 70 years of marriage this week. PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE

70 years of marriage - despite bad wedding day omen

As Sid and Jan Dyer celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary this week, they recalled driving to the ceremony at the Kaiapoi Methodist Church and noticing a huge cloud looming ominously in the sky.

Substation issue in Nth Canterbury

Substation issue in Nth Canterbury prompts urgent call to reduce power use

Due to an urgent Transpower issue at the Waipara substation, MainPower customers in the Hurunui and Kaikoura districts are being asked to reduce power usage by at least 30% on Friday.

Care packages bring hope to families

Care packages bring hope to families spending Christmas in hospital

Christmas Day was the moment Canterbury mum Stacey Toneycliffe realised she couldn’t be in two places at once - with her fragile newborn twins in the neonatal intensive care unit and a four-year-old son at home.

Motorcyclist dies in SH1 crash

A motorcyclist has died after a crash on State Highway 1 in North Canterbury.

Hearing dates set for controversial solar farm

A hearing for a proposed solar farm at Waipara will be held in February. Photo: Getty Images

Hearing dates set for controversial solar farm

An application to build a 181ha Canterbury solar farm, which is facing community opposition, will be considered by independent commissioners in February.

Inspiring kids to look up

Bradley McConville sets up his solar telescope along the Kaikōura beachfront for viewing the sun....

Making sure Canterbury kids don't become 'flat earthers and moon-landing deniers'

Bradley McConville never imagined he would be teaching astronomy to children on the other side of the world.

Mayors brace for plan to scrap regional councils

Selwyn Mayor Lydia Gliddon. PHOTO: JONATHAN LEASK/LDR

Canterbury mayors brace for plan to scrap regional councils

Canterbury mayors say they have "a lot to digest" in the proposal to scrap regional councils.

Owner of burn pile won't be charged after fire

The fires spread over an area of almost 200 hectares. Photo: RNZ

Owner of burn pile won't be charged after fire destroyed homes in Kaikōura

No charges will be laid against the owner of a burn pile that sparked large fires and destroyed four homes in Kaikōura last month.

Community patrols need your help

North Canterbury community patrols are seeking more pairs of "eyes and ears" to help them support the police.

Working mum stars in new venture

The opportunity to work while her children were asleep was part of the appeal for an entrepreneurial Canterbury astrophotographer.

Photographer sharpening her focus

Pegasus photographer Robyn Young watching the bird life over the Pegasus wetlands. PHOTO: JOHN...

Canterbury photographer sharpening her focus

The subtle sign of a fidgeting bird about to poop is all Canterbury photographer Robyn Young needs to sharpen her focus to capture any movement in the brief seconds that follow.