A Canterbury farmer has been sentenced to 55 hours of community service for allowing his cattle access to farm drains, which may have resulted in contamination of waterways downstream.
Demand for aggregate since the Christchurch earthquakes has led to Fletcher Construction's decision to try and build another quarry near Burnham much earlier than expected.
Snow is on the cards for the South Island this weekend with forecasters warning there could be heavy falls in parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
MetService has issued a heavy snow warning for South Canterbury and heavy snow watches for other parts of the South as a cold front moves up the country.