1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (85+ words) The annual Ashburton Highland and National Dancing competition'has been running for nearly 90 years. The one-day event will be held at the Ashburton Event Centre on Saturday from 9am. Among the competition events will be Highland Flings, sword dancers, the Sean Truibhas,…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago  (469+ words) The Aigantighe Art Gallery, refurbished by Irving Smith Architects in association Ian Bowman, was one of 28 architectural projects across Canterbury deemed the very best in Te K'hui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects" Regional Awards this year. This year marks…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago  (154+ words) Live lessons at Music EXISTS! festival Otago Daily Times Live lessons at Music EXISTS! festival You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. South Otago's third Music EXISTS! festival at…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (162+ words) Scottish band Simple Minds are set to hit the stage at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena on March 1 next year. Simple Minds was one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, rising to fame with hits like Alive and Kicking, Belfast Child, Promised…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (735+ words) The Aigantighe Art Gallery, refurbished by Irving Smith Architects in association Ian Bowman, was one of 28 architectural projects across Canterbury that claimed an award at Te K'hui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects" Regional Awards this month. The Parakiore Recreation…...

8+ hour, 30+ min ago  (358+ words) A mystery defecator has struck again - closing a much-loved fernery in Masterton while cleaning teams wiped up their mess. The Queen Elizabeth park attraction, which features an enclosed walk around a stream, through a path of ferns, shut its doors…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago  (623+ words) Held annually in Gore over King's Birthday Weekend, the awards are one of New Zealand's most prestigious country music events. This year, among record entries, five music students from South Canterbury's Starbound Studios competed across the junior and intermediate sections,…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago  (216+ words) " Celebrate Pride, Design and create your own one-of-a-kind Pride badge, Timaru Community Room, 4pm-5: 30pm. " Petite Plays, closing night, The Playhouse, 198 Church St, book at iticket, 7pm. " A Midsummer Night's Dream, Turley Auditorium, Craighead Diocesan School, Wrights Avenue, 7pm-9. 30pm. " Sutherlands Hall Garage Sale, fundraiser…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago  (150+ words) Steered by award-winning director Aimee Marshall and featuring performances by award winners Maggie Watts and Taylor Barrett, Constellations is a beautiful and emotional, "what if?" story that highlights the enormity of small choices. Audiences were in for a treat with…...

21+ hour, 55+ min ago  (253+ words) Mr Pryde has been the owner and chef of Aparima Restaurant and Bar for four years. His dish of Foveaux Strait blackfoot p'ua arancini is one of five dishes from around New Zealand to make the final. He said the…...