Burn-offs cause firefighters to burst their bubbles
Burn-offs cause firefighters to burst their bubbles
It was a busy weekend for firefighters in the Selwyn district with a high number of call-outs over burn-offs.
Susan Sandys
Police tell 'sightseers' to go home
'You can't just decide to do some sightseeing': Police tell motorists to go home
Sightseers on their way to Akaroa for the weekend were stopped and turned around by police.
Burn-offs cause firefighters to burst their bubbles
Burn-offs cause firefighters to burst their bubbles
It was a busy weekend for firefighters in the Selwyn district with a high number of call-outs over burn-offs.
Police tell 'sightseers' to go home
'You can't just decide to do some sightseeing': Police tell motorists to go home
Sightseers on their way to Akaroa for the weekend were stopped and turned around by police.
Pensioner assault: Police talk to teen
Pensioner assault: Police talk to teen
A teenager has been interviewed by police over the assault of a Christchurch pensioner in January.
Police talk to teenager over assault
Pensioner assault: Police talk to teenager in relation to incident on Birchs Rd
A teenager has been interviewed by police over the assault of a Prebbleton pensioner in January.
Police make breakthrough after spate of car thefts
Major police breakthrough after spate of car thefts in Canterbury
Police have made a major breakthrough after a spate of car thefts in Selwyn and Christchurch – some of which were used to ram parked vehicles for fun.
Section prices soar as demand jumps
'It’s just sort of gone a bit crazy': Section prices soar in Rolleston
Section prices have doubled in Rolleston over the last year.
Call for cycleway after riders hit by vehicles
Call for cycleway in Canterbury town after riders hit by vehicles
A Lincoln Uni student is backing calls for a cycleway on Gerald St after shocking footage of her being hit by a vehicle emerged.
Life or death mission to fetch defibrillator
Life or death: Mission to fetch defibrillator saves Cantabrian's life
Michael Oakley was given perhaps the most important instruction of his life recently - go and fetch the community defibrillator.
Group opposing highway plan to develop alternative
Group opposing Rolleston highway and overbridge proposal to develop alternative plan
The proposed Rolleston overbridge in its current form would isolate many Jones Rd businesses and divide the Izone from the town centre, businesses say.
Waterway improvement project creates jobs
New jobs created as group continues to improve Canterbury waterways
Twenty new jobs have been created in Canterbury as an agricultural group uses a $2.2 million grant to regenerate areas around waterways.
Building pot people to help deal with depression
Canterbury truck driver building pot people to help deal with depression
Dean Rockhouse suffers from depression. But the 47-year-old truck driver and craftsman from Rolleston has found a way to deal with it.
M Bovis claimed 1200-plus cows at Lincoln University
M Bovis claimed 1200-plus cows at Lincoln University
Stringent biosecurity measures remain in place on Lincoln University’s dairy farms after more than 1200 cows were culled as a result of M bovis infection.
Businesses form group to fight roading plan
Canterbury businesses form group to fight roading plan
Businesses along Jones Rd in Rolleston are forming an action group to fight the town’s proposed overbridge plans.
Building cost increase sees rise in theft
Rising building material costs sees more thefts at Canterbury construction sites
The threat of materials being stolen from Canterbury construction sites is increasing as building costs continue to rise.
Father of suspected suicide victim demands inquest
Canterbury father of suspected suicide victim demands inquest
A Canterbury man who lost his son to a suspected suicide is demanding there be an inquest as the coronial inquiry into his death drags on.
Galleon drawing, names found in remote cave
Cave mystery: Christchurch team's exciting discovery hints at unknown shipwreck
A scientific expedition from Christchurch has found a cave in a remote part of Fiordland where survivors of a shipwreck may have sheltered.
Selwyn township ready for winter festival launch
Selwyn township ready for winter festival launch
Springfield will come alive on Saturday when its inaugural Winter Magic NZ festival is held.
Boy racers continue to cause issues for police
Boy racers continue to cause issues for police
A motorist allegedly more than three times the drink driving limit was caught after doing a burnout near the Rolleston police station.