Rakaia’s giant salmon statue was blind, taped, and tagged with a protest against Fonterra. Locals fumed, farmers seethed, and the activist behind it insisted it was about saving the river — not attacking the town. Read...
A rural Canterbury community has come together to establish a scholarship in memory of 10-year-old Alex Bennett, who was struck and killed by a car metres from his Springston home last week, in what police have described as every parent’s worst nightmare. Read...
The boss of a health organisation believes a rural equivalent of Tinder targeted at health professionals could be the key to solving the doctor shortages in rural communities. Read...