Beloved pets inspire early childhood teacher’s first children’s book Beloved pets inspire early childhood teacher’s first children’s book September 15, 2020 By Hayley Tate Community, Education, General Burwood Kindercare’s early childhood teacher and Kaiapoi resident, Shannon Barker decided in high school that one day she would write a children’s book. Today she gathers her preschool kids in a circle and reads to them her book Shadow and Willow - The Mouse Hunt. Shannon admits it felt exciting and kind of weird to read her own book to the children she teaches, but says they enjoyed it, asking for the book to be read ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> SH1 Southbound Detours at Night from Sunday 6 September SH1 Southbound Detours at Night from Sunday 6 September September 2, 2020 By Waimakariri District Council Community, Environment, General From this weekend, the Christchurch Northern Corridor team will be installing gantries on SH1 around and near the Waimakariri Bridge, north of Christchurch. This will involve lane and full road closures at night, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, through to October. A gantry is a steel overhead support structure to hold traffic signs. In total on SH1 seven gantries will be installed. Two on the north side of the Waimakariri Bridge and five south of ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Get ready to race, North Canterbury! Get ready to race, North Canterbury! August 26, 2020 By Hayley Tate Community, Events, General, Sport Lace up your running shoes and get ready for North Canterbury’s first adventure race on Saturday 29 August. It’s a race against the clock to find as many checkpoints as possible at a mystery location revealed on Friday, somewhere south of the Waimakariri River. 120 teams of about 340 people from up and down the country, including Geraldine and Kaikoura, will be competing in separate race category groups, no more than 100 participants per group, starting ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Nominations Open for Community Service Awards Nominations Open for Community Service Awards August 21, 2020 By Waimakariri District Council Community, General, Local Government Waimakariri District Council holds a Community Service Awards ceremony every year to celebrate the people who have made notable contributions to our District. The awards are a great way of formally recognising the substantial voluntary service that hard-working and dedicated people give for the benefit of the community. They recognise people who go above and beyond in many areas such as recreation, sport, health, youth, education, art, welfare and more. Mayor Dan Gordon says "There are a ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Compass FM stepping up to the plate Compass FM stepping up to the plate August 11, 2020 By Dianna Malcolm Community, General Compass FM is poised to achieve the ambitious aspirations its popular station manager planned for. Because from August 10, its updated sound-desk – which has arrived from the Netherlands – will go live. It signals the end of significant background work by station manager Kerry Treymane and his team to secure critical funding from The Southern Trust to deliver the missing piece of their broadcasting wish-list. The sound-desk’s software is conveniently aligned to their play-list programme, ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> 1234567...1213Next
SH1 Southbound Detours at Night from Sunday 6 September SH1 Southbound Detours at Night from Sunday 6 September September 2, 2020 By Waimakariri District Council Community, Environment, General From this weekend, the Christchurch Northern Corridor team will be installing gantries on SH1 around and near the Waimakariri Bridge, north of Christchurch. This will involve lane and full road closures at night, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, through to October. A gantry is a steel overhead support structure to hold traffic signs. In total on SH1 seven gantries will be installed. Two on the north side of the Waimakariri Bridge and five south of ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Get ready to race, North Canterbury! Get ready to race, North Canterbury! August 26, 2020 By Hayley Tate Community, Events, General, Sport Lace up your running shoes and get ready for North Canterbury’s first adventure race on Saturday 29 August. It’s a race against the clock to find as many checkpoints as possible at a mystery location revealed on Friday, somewhere south of the Waimakariri River. 120 teams of about 340 people from up and down the country, including Geraldine and Kaikoura, will be competing in separate race category groups, no more than 100 participants per group, starting ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Nominations Open for Community Service Awards Nominations Open for Community Service Awards August 21, 2020 By Waimakariri District Council Community, General, Local Government Waimakariri District Council holds a Community Service Awards ceremony every year to celebrate the people who have made notable contributions to our District. The awards are a great way of formally recognising the substantial voluntary service that hard-working and dedicated people give for the benefit of the community. They recognise people who go above and beyond in many areas such as recreation, sport, health, youth, education, art, welfare and more. Mayor Dan Gordon says "There are a ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Compass FM stepping up to the plate Compass FM stepping up to the plate August 11, 2020 By Dianna Malcolm Community, General Compass FM is poised to achieve the ambitious aspirations its popular station manager planned for. Because from August 10, its updated sound-desk – which has arrived from the Netherlands – will go live. It signals the end of significant background work by station manager Kerry Treymane and his team to secure critical funding from The Southern Trust to deliver the missing piece of their broadcasting wish-list. The sound-desk’s software is conveniently aligned to their play-list programme, ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> 1234567...1213Next
Get ready to race, North Canterbury! Get ready to race, North Canterbury! August 26, 2020 By Hayley Tate Community, Events, General, Sport Lace up your running shoes and get ready for North Canterbury’s first adventure race on Saturday 29 August. It’s a race against the clock to find as many checkpoints as possible at a mystery location revealed on Friday, somewhere south of the Waimakariri River. 120 teams of about 340 people from up and down the country, including Geraldine and Kaikoura, will be competing in separate race category groups, no more than 100 participants per group, starting ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Nominations Open for Community Service Awards Nominations Open for Community Service Awards August 21, 2020 By Waimakariri District Council Community, General, Local Government Waimakariri District Council holds a Community Service Awards ceremony every year to celebrate the people who have made notable contributions to our District. The awards are a great way of formally recognising the substantial voluntary service that hard-working and dedicated people give for the benefit of the community. They recognise people who go above and beyond in many areas such as recreation, sport, health, youth, education, art, welfare and more. Mayor Dan Gordon says "There are a ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> Compass FM stepping up to the plate Compass FM stepping up to the plate August 11, 2020 By Dianna Malcolm Community, General Compass FM is poised to achieve the ambitious aspirations its popular station manager planned for. Because from August 10, its updated sound-desk – which has arrived from the Netherlands – will go live. It signals the end of significant background work by station manager Kerry Treymane and his team to secure critical funding from The Southern Trust to deliver the missing piece of their broadcasting wish-list. The sound-desk’s software is conveniently aligned to their play-list programme, ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> 1234567...1213Next
Nominations Open for Community Service Awards Nominations Open for Community Service Awards August 21, 2020 By Waimakariri District Council Community, General, Local Government Waimakariri District Council holds a Community Service Awards ceremony every year to celebrate the people who have made notable contributions to our District. The awards are a great way of formally recognising the substantial voluntary service that hard-working and dedicated people give for the benefit of the community. They recognise people who go above and beyond in many areas such as recreation, sport, health, youth, education, art, welfare and more. Mayor Dan Gordon says "There are a ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >>
Compass FM stepping up to the plate Compass FM stepping up to the plate August 11, 2020 By Dianna Malcolm Community, General Compass FM is poised to achieve the ambitious aspirations its popular station manager planned for. Because from August 10, its updated sound-desk – which has arrived from the Netherlands – will go live. It signals the end of significant background work by station manager Kerry Treymane and his team to secure critical funding from The Southern Trust to deliver the missing piece of their broadcasting wish-list. The sound-desk’s software is conveniently aligned to their play-list programme, ... Open in the Appor continue >> Read More >> 1234567...1213Next