Sir Tim was ‘the ultimate people person’
Sir Tim Shadbolt has been remembered as a man of the people who could lift the spirits of those around him.
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City council has ‘blood on their hands’
City council has ‘blood on their hands’
Sir Tim Shadbolt’s partner has taken the opportunity to fire some barbs at the council during the former mayor’s funeral.
Sir Tim remembered fondly in public funeral service
Sir Tim remembered fondly in public funeral service
Sir Tim Shadbolt has been remembered as a man of the people who could lift the spirits of those around him.
Sir Tim remembered fondly as 'man of the people'
Sir Tim remembered fondly as 'man of the people'
Sir Tim Shadbolt has been remembered as a man of the people who could lift the spirits of those around him.
North Canterbury principal steps up to national role
North Canterbury principal steps up to national role
Kaiapoi North School's principal is taking two years leave as he steps into the role of New Zealand Principals' Federation president.
Dark sky lights installed on Kaikōura road
Dark sky lights installed on Kaikōura road
Streetlights on Kaikōura’s Beach Rd now comply with the district’s dark sky rules.
Soaring temperatures may impact tinder-dry park
Soaring temperatures may impact tinder-dry park
Temperatures in the 30s this week could close a Blenheim park as the risk of fire in the tinder-dry grass climbs.
Swampy to the rescue
Swampy to the rescue
A purpose-built amphibious excavator named Swampy has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the Taylor River in Blenheim.
Swimming excavator dredges river
Swimming excavator dredges river
A purpose-built amphibious excavator named Swampy has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the Taylor River in central Blenheim.
Planned solar array, battery farm could power 10,000 homes
Planned solar array, battery farm could power 10,000 homes
Environment Canterbury has received a resource consent application for a new 81,000-panel solar array and battery farm near Waipara, north of Amberley.
Selwyn council boss takes job in Australia
Selwyn council boss takes job in Australia
Selwyn District Council chief executive Sharon Mason is set to cross the Tasman for a new role, with her last day being January 16.
Repairs expected: council
Repairs expected: council
Work on a new Southland council building has included clearing mould and fixing leaks, but the person in charge says it was expected.
Tourism business ‘extremely distressed’ by road closures
Tourism business ‘extremely distressed’ by road closures
A Marlborough Sounds tourism operator is “extremely distressed” by restricted access road closures, leaving them cut off from customers at the start of the peak summer season.
Tourism business ‘extremely distressed’ by road closures
Tourism business ‘extremely distressed’ by road closures
A Marlborough Sounds tourism operator is “extremely distressed” by restricted access road closures, leaving them cut off from customers at the start of the peak summer season.
Stockwater exit sparks debate over creek flows
Stockwater exit sparks debate over creek flows
Methven farmer John McCaw fears the council’s stockwater service exit could come at the detriment of a natural waterway intertwined in the network.
Investigation into damaged Rakaia headstone reopened
Investigation into damaged Rakaia headstone reopened
Police are reopening an investigation into the repeated damage to a headstone at Rakaia Cemetery in Canterbury.
Police reopen investigation into damaged headstone
Police reopen investigation into damaged headstone
Police are reopening an investigation into the repeated damage to a headstone at Rakaia Cemetery in Canterbury.
Showers kept on until March
Showers kept on until March
An alternative ablution facility for Invercargill’s homeless community is still being worked through as the cost of the current set-up continues to bite.
Family upset no action over repeated damaged to headstone
Family upset no action over repeated damaged to headstone
A family is distraught a mother’s headstone has been repeatedly damaged at an Ashburton cemetery, with no help from authorities despite camera footage.
Caught on camera damaging headstone - police say it's not enough
Caught on camera damaging headstone - police say it's not enough
A family is distraught that a mother’s headstone has been repeatedly damaged at the cemetery in Ashburton.