The Port Hillbillies will emerge from the shadows of the Port Hills with their mandolin and banjo to lend a helping hand to the Oxford Cancer Support Group on June 22.
Craft beer enthusiasts are in for a treat this month as an award-winning North Canterbury brew makes its way onto the shelf of every New World supermarket in New Zealand.
A North Canterbury woman who was looking forward to a juicy watermelon treat over summer bought a packet of seeds from a market - but was "a bit confused" when they started producing yellow fruit.
The first woman to become national president of Grey Power NZ, North Canterbury resident Jan Pentecost, has resigned from the role to look after her ill husband.