Following the main coast road (SH1) south from Blenheim, you’ll reach what could be New Zealand’s most beautiful town, nestled where the mountains meet the sea.
A wildlife advocate says the Department of Conservation’s 0800 hotline staff told a Canterbury family to leave an injured penguin where they found it rather than seek help.
Police have arrested an alleged mailbox thief who has been stealing parcels and letters from households across rural Canterbury in the lead-up to Christmas.