Toni Williams

New Zealand

Journalist at Otago Daily Times

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Articles

Bikes line up for Originals Ashburton motorcycle show

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyWillie Little took a 1996 Harley-Davidson Sportster and blinged it up with chrome. It has a six inch oversized springer front end, been lowered an inch at the back and a customised sissy bar. It is one of the toys, he said. Little, an engineer, did the work himself during Covid lockdown.
Award-winning Ford Falcon still turning heads

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyA Canterbury man's Ford Falcon is still turning heads after more than 40 years on the road. Delma Rutherfurd’s 1978 XC is deep red with an original white vinyl roof top - and has clocked up more than 217,000km. The 3.3 litre engine turns over every time and runs like a dream. It can spend months in the shed and still turn over, Delma, of Ashburton, said.
Retired nurses lucky to be alive after crash

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyThree retired nurses involved in a four-vehicle collision in Canterbury are singing the praises of bystanders and emergency personnel who came to their rescue.
Bid to get iconic children's train back on the tracks

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyAshburton’s iconic Kiddie Train is being restored to get it back on track for community use. It’s a $4000 project in need of a funding boost. Train custodian Carol Johns said the little engine, which has brought so much joy to children and adults in the district over the years, was getting some much-needed body work done.
New supermarket on track to be finished in July

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

Thursday, 10 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyGaylene and Paul Thompson are counting down the days until their new FreshChoice supermarket premises opens in Tinwald. Work on the 720sq m Graham St site started in December and the new building is expected to open in late July.
'Something light-hearted': Comedy night to raise money for rowing club

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

Tuesday, 8 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyAmateur Canterbury comedians Jarrod Ross, Peter Livingstone and Robbie ‘Gooserooter’ Shefford are putting aside their day jobs to join forces in a bid to raise money for Ashburton’s rowers. They have an R18 event planned at the Tinwald School hall on Saturday, April 12.
'Really bizarre': The day a strange metal sphere fell from space in Canterbury

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

Thursday, 3 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyOn April 3, 1972, a ball of fire with a long tail was seen falling from the sky over Canterbury - and soon after it appeared a strange metal sphere was found lying in a field near Ashburton. The sphere weighed 13.6kg, had a diameter of 380mm, and left a hole in the ground 150mm deep.
Restored vehicles to feature at Canterbury truck driver reunion

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyPast employees of a Canterbury trucking firm are gathering on Saturday for a reunion lunch. The past and present Mid Canterbury Transport staff will meet at the Hotel Ashburton on April 5. About 35 people have registered so far, including Barry Sumner of Temuka who will have a restored Mid Canterbury Transport truck at the event.
Bladers ready for battle

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

Beybladers young and old are preparing for battle this weekend in downtown Ashburton. Clash X, a Beyblade X social tournament, will be held at the Flashbacks arcade and restaurant on Sunday at 173 Burnett St. It starts at 1pm. It will be the first public event hosted by Beyblade Ashburton, which was set up this year by enthusiast Alehana Taupe of Ashburton. He is keen to meet other people interested in the craze. Products, spot prizes and bragging rights will be up for grabs.
'The smell was absolutely revolting': Rubbish dumping peeves off residents

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Toni Williams

Illegal rubbish dumping in Canterbury has raised the ire of a town’s volunteer beautification group. In their first outing of the year, Litter Free Ashburton members found a large black bag filled with "revolting" rubbish north of town. The bag was just one of the rubbish items discovered in what has been described as ‘‘horrible, illegal and very deliberate dumping’’.