Former Lincoln Uni student and marathon moped rider Hamish Goatley says his butt didn’t hurt as much as his back after several long days riding from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
Grieving families say the recent funding boost for critical emergency services did not go far enough as complaints rise and ambulance staff continue to be overworked.
Oxford poet Jason Clements, who writes under the pen name Doc Drumheller, has received an honorary doctorate from the World Academy of Arts and Culture.
A working replica steam-powered motor launch, vintage cars and miniature radio-controlled yachts kept the crowd entertained at a free Canterbury community picnic.
Some Canterbury schools are continuing to back NCEA level 1, despite calls to scrap the certificate after a review deemed it to be unfair and confusing.