Prostate cancer: Dedicated support group started
Prostate cancer: Dedicated support group started
When Cantabrian Chris Ward was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, he learned the importance of a strong support system.
Devon Bolger
Residents 'infuriated' with rubbish dumping
Residents 'infuriated' with rubbish dumping
Rubbish dumping across a Canterbury district has angered residents who say they are fed up with people destroying the landscape.
Election campaigns kick off in Selwyn
Election campaigns kick off in Selwyn
Election campaigns are gathering momentum in the Selwyn district in the lead up to the general election in September.
Big attendance at meeting over controversial coal mine expansion
Big attendance at meeting over controversial coal mine expansion
A community meeting to discuss the controversial application to expand a mine in Canterbury drew in a big crowd.
Psychiatrist transforms on stage for laughs
Psychiatrist transforms on stage for laughs
By day Joanna Prendergast works as a psychiatrist, helping people in Canterbury struggling with mental health.
Temperatures set to rise over the weekend
Temperatures set to rise over the weekend
In spite of the cold and dreary week, temperatures are expected to pick up again in Christchurch over the weekend.
Environment Court could make decision on controversial waste plant
Environment Court could make decision on controversial waste plant
A group of Canterbury residents fighting a proposed waste plant expansion nearby are welcoming the possibility of it going straight to the Environment Court.
Planned coal mine expansion subject of meeting
Planned coal mine expansion subject of meeting
Canterbury residents will gather on Thursday to discuss their opposition to a proposed expansion of a nearby coal mine.
Shoppers flock to new FreshChoice
Shoppers flock to new FreshChoice
FreshChoice Prebbleton opened the doors of its new store to the public last Tuesday morning and celebrated with speeches from guests including Mayor Sam Broughton and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Two-car crash in Burwood
Two-car crash in Burwood
Police responded to a two-car crash in Burwood on Tuesday morning.
Canterbury mayor to take 10% pay cut
Canterbury mayor to take 10% pay cut
The Selwyn district mayor will take a pay cut in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police meeting with tradies to prevent building site burglaries
Police meeting with tradies to prevent building site burglaries
Houses under construction in Canterbury are becoming the main target for burglars.
Selwyn councillors sign off on Annual Plan
Selwyn councillors sign off on Annual Plan
Selwyn district councillors have unanimously agreed to sign off on the 2020/21 Annual Plan, giving the go ahead for $156 million in projects.
Street names honour Kiwi celebrities
Street names honour Kiwi celebrities
If you take a stroll down the streets of Acland Park, Rolleston, you will find yourself surrounded by Kiwi icons.
Person seriously injured after car goes off cliff
Person seriously injured after car goes off cliff
One person has been seriously injured after a car went off a cliff on Dyers Pass Rd near Christchurch on Wednesday.
Demolition team levels fire-damaged tavern
Demolition team levels fire-damaged tavern
A Canterbury tavern destroyed in a fire on Christmas Eve has been completely demolished.
New retirement villages make progress in Prebbleton
New retirement villages make progress in Prebbleton
Work is progressing on a new retirement village in Prebbleton while a resource consent application is about to be lodged for another.
Rates freeze proposal for Selwyn scrapped
Rates freeze proposal for Selwyn scrapped
It appears a proposal to put the brakes on a rates increase for Selwyn this year will not be going ahead.
Lincoln comedy festival back in action
Lincoln comedy festival back in action
Award-winning Irish comedian Alan McElroy will return for this year’s comedy festival in Lincoln.
Submissions mount up against coal mine expansion
Submissions mount up against coal mine expansion
Opposition continues to mount against the proposed expansion of a Canterbury coal mine.