The North Canterbury News

The vibrant community of North Canterbury, which includes the Waimakariri, Hurunui, and Kaikoura districts, connects with its local newspaper every Thursday. The North Canterbury News delivers high-quality, local content that resonates with our readers, making it the most popular publication in the three districts. Each edition is packed with local news, business updates, farming insights, sports coverage, special features, school announcements, real estate listings, classifieds, and much more. The newspaper's focus on hyper-local content fosters a strong bond with its readership, leading to increasing engagement.

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30 marathons in 30 days

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownQueenstown's Michael Heyes is adopting an unconventional countdown to his 30th birthday on June 23. Up until the 22nd, the former Brit is aiming to run a marathon a day for 30 days running as a mental health fundraiser — that’s 1266km amidst some gnarly early winter weather.
Winning home at one with nature

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownA Queenstown architectural designer is "beyond thrilled" to have received international recognition for the interior design and sustainability of her and her partner’s Bob’s Cove home. Carolin Friese has won the interior design and renovations category in the 2025 Biophilic Design Awards run by the Living Future Institute of Australia.
Fears over Queenstown office exodus

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

Queenstown CBD offices are joining the flight to Frankton, promoting fears for the town centre’s vitality. Wakatipu High moved campus from town some years ago, and the CBD’s banks have all decamped to Frankton. Last week, Colliers vacated an Athol St floor — about 30 residential real agents and support staff moved to Frankton, though the firm’s kept one floor for other staff.
Snap decision saved livelihoods

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Toni McDonald

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SouthlandOut of a job and in tears in the morning and back at work and running their own company by the afternoon. It has been an emotional journey for some of the victims of a bankrupt Southland caterer Debra Monteith.
Project claims national awards

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Richard Allan Davison

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsSouth OtagoA major South Otago project has been recognised with a brace of national building awards, thanks to "innovation and community spirit". Te Pou O Mata-Au Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre (TPOMA) took top honours at the 2025 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards in Auckland recently, winning gold and being crowned the national overall winner in the civic category.
Need seen to build builders’ wellbeing

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Sally Rae

He’s a former University of Otago academic who has developed a business offering coaching in the construction industry around the world. Now Marti Amos is calling for a radical overhaul of New Zealand’s traditional construction model amid what he describes as a growing mental health crisis among Kiwi builders. He talks to business editor Sally Rae. It was the stuff of Boy’s Own lore.
Butter proving to be a popular fundraiser

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Toni McDonald

While the skyrocketing price of butter may be leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of some, one non-profit saw a golden opportunity. Southland Paws Rescue founder Amy Greig said the organisation made $1 profit on each of the 5560 blocks of butter it sold in its latest fundraiser. Ms Greig said it was the first time it had sold butter and it had been the most successful fundraiser to date.
Take a chance auditioning

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownAuditions for Queenstown’s Remarkable Theatre’s 2025 play, set in the unpredictable world of dating, are on this weekend. Described as "a laugh-out-loud comedy", Take a Chance on Me, by noted veteran Kiwi playwright Roger Hall, will run over eight performances during September at the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall.
Native lizards in focus

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

An expert on New Zealand’s colourful native lizards — geckos and skinks — confesses she only started learning about them six years ago. Anna Yeoman, who is giving a Whakatipu Wildlife Trust-hosted talk about these unique reptiles in Queenstown next Wednesday, says "I love animals, love nature, love being out in the outdoors, but I just hadn’t even heard about them".
Rowers on world stage

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Philip Chandler

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownTwo Wakatipu High 17-year-old rowers are furiously training and fundraising to represent New Zealand at world under-19 champs this winter. They are Arrowtowner Harry Lightfoot and Queenstowner Seb Watson, who sensationally broke a record of about 20 years’ standing when they claimed gold in the U18 double sculls at this year’s national secondary schools Maadi Cup regatta.