Shower block provided in Canterbury township
Shower block provided in Canterbury township under boil water notice
Some Springfield residents are using a Selwyn District Council-supplied portable shower as their water situation remains stagnant.
Susan Sandys
Cycle lanes could come sooner than planned
Cycle lanes could come sooner than planned
Cycle lanes will replace parallel parking on Lincoln’s main street sooner than anticipated if a Selwyn District Council application for funding is successful.
Surgeries may be on hold from next week
Surgeries may be on hold from next week
Some planned surgeries in Canterbury may be postponed next week as Covid cases hit about 2000 a day.
Fears Canterbury hospitals will close permanently
Fears Canterbury hospitals will close permanently
The Ellesmere and Darfield communities fear for the future of their local hospitals as Covid staff shortages force them to close temporarily.
Fears hospitals will close permanently
Fears hospitals will close permanently
Geraldine Mullions, 93, was among the patients transported from the closed Darfield Hospital to a Christchurch rest home.
Upgrade for rural broadband
Upgrade for rural broadband users in Canterbury
About 1600 households and businesses in the Selwyn district will get faster broadband through a nationwide $47 million project.
Scammer scare for former mayor prompts warning
'Smelt a rat': Scammer scare for former mayor prompts warning
Former Canterbury mayor Bill Woods is warning people not to engage with unsolicited callers after being scammed out of $6000.
Brother and sister re-enact journey 62 years later
Brother and sister re-enact journey 62 years later
Two siblings made a trip back in time when they rode the train to Springfield and pedalled 75km to their old childhood home in Christchurch.
Brother and sister re-enact journey 62 years later
Brother and sister re-enact journey 62 years later
Two siblings made a trip back in time when they rode the train to Springfield and pedalled 75km to their old childhood home in Christchurch.
Groundswell sympathetic towards protesters
Groundswell members sympathetic towards anti-mandate protesters
Leeston farmer and Groundswell NZ co-ordinator David Marshall wished he could have made it to Parliament to show his support for the anti-mandate protests.
Covid case numbers skyrocket in Selwyn
Covid case numbers skyrocket in Selwyn, RAT tests hurried into district
Authorities are racing to make rapid antigen tests more accessible for Selwyn residents as case numbers skyrocket.
Warning to look out for suspicious door knocks
Warning to look out for suspicious door knocks
Police are urging Lincoln residents to report any suspicious people knocking on their doors after several worrying incidents in the township.
Dog owners warned of parvovirus outbreak
Dog owners warned of parvovirus outbreak
Vets are reminding Canterbury dog owners to get their pets vaccinated against parvovirus as the Selwyn district records its first case of the potentially fatal disease.
'Would you drink this?'
'Would you drink this?': Murky water an ongoing issue for township
Residents of a Canterbury township are fed up with their dirty water as the district council prepares to spend millions of dollars fixing the problem.
Supervisor plan if Covid hits school
Supervisor plan put in place if Covid hits Ellesmere College
Ellesmere College has been inundated with applications from community members keen to supervise classrooms if teachers are struck down with Covid.
Bell goes missing from church for second time
Bell goes missing from church for second time
A trusty church bell that has rung out over a Selwyn township for more than 100 years has gone missing - again.
Brazen burglary prompts warning
Brazen burglary prompts warning
A Lincoln woman is warning residents to be vigilant following a brazen house burglary.
Foodstuffs, airport oppose rezoning application
Foodstuffs joins airport to oppose Rolleston rezoning application
Developers applying to rezone land in east Rolleston for up to 660 sections are facing opposition from two big corporate players.
'Stunning' result in fatal child disease research
Lincoln team's 'stunning' result in fatal child disease research
A ground-breaking therapy is on the horizon for a lethal childhood disease after a research group at Lincoln University achieved stunning results in sheep.
Landmark day for first pupils at new school in Rolleston
Landmark day for first pupils at new school in Rolleston
The start of term was a special time for about 100 children in east Rolleston who became the first ever pupils at a completely new school.