Bid to halt chlorination of Selwyn drinking water fails
Bid to halt chlorination of Selwyn drinking water fails
A move to stop the temporary chlorination of Selwyn's drinking water has been thwarted by a majority of district councillors.
Susan Sandys
Pupils queue up to pat Cookie the reading dog
Real page-turner: Canterbury school pupils queue up to pat Cookie the reading dog
Cookie the reading dog is so popular, Canterbury school children are queuing up just to give her a pat.
Gingerbread house returns after Covid hiatus
Return of the Gingerbread house sweetens up Christmas in Lincoln
There may not be any flashing lights, tinsel or Santa bears at Diana Renwick’s Lincoln home - but once you're inside the house screams Christmas.
Lincoln Christmas parade returns
Lincoln Christmas parade returns
The Lincoln Christmas Parade and Market will make its long-awaited return this weekend.
Rezoning plans send rates bills skyrocketing
Rezoning plans send rates bills skyrocketing
Land values and rates have skyrocketed in some areas of the Selwyn district flagged for rezoning, even though the rezoning may never go ahead.
Plans to rezone hikes rates
Canterbury landowners face skyrocketing rates bills due to rezoning plans
Land values and rates have skyrocketed in some areas of the Selwyn district flagged for rezoning, even though the rezoning may never go ahead.
Increased patrols to combat pooing dogs
Increased patrols to combat pooing dogs
Pooping pooches in Darfield and their owners are now on the radar of the Selwyn District Council’s animal control team.
Shades of pink and lavender wow garden judges
Shades of pink and lavender wow judges in garden competition
It was a case of third-time lucky for Lynette Chamberlain, 72, when she was named supreme winner of the Rolleston Residents Garden Competition.
Chlorination of Selwyn water supplies to continue
Chlorination of Selwyn water supplies to continue
Chlorine will be added to the Selwyn district's major water supplies until at least December 14 after a councillor's bid to pause it immediately was unsuccessful.
‘Cruel, sick’: Driver seen swerving to kill pūkeko
‘Cruel, sick’: Driver seen swerving to kill pūkeko
A motorist was seen veering on to the opposite side of the road to run over a pūkeko on the outskirts of the Canterbury town of Rolleston.
‘Cruel, sick’: Driver seen swerving to kill pukeko
Driver who swerved to kill pukeko near Rolleston described as ‘cruel, sick’
A motorist was seen veering onto the opposite side of the road to run over a pūkeko on the outskirts of Rolleston.
Mayor’s annual salary increases by $8400
Mayor’s annual salary increases by $8400
Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton's salary has been bumped up to $146,861 a year from the $138,411 he received last term.
Te Ara Ātea: Battle over library name continues
Te Ara Ātea: Battle to add 'library' to name heats up in Rolleston
The Rolleston Residents Association is not giving up on its battle to get the word "library" included in the title of Te Ara Ātea.
Residents call for action over stormwater basin
Residents call for action over dangerous, flood prone stormwater basin
A new stormwater basin in a highly sought-after subdivision in the Selwyn district is contributing to flooding rather than fixing it, residents say.
Should Te Ara Ātea include 'library' in its name?
Rolleston residents fighting to add the word 'library' to Te Ara Ātea's name
A group of Rolleston residents are calling on the Selwyn District Council to include the word "library" in the signage for Te Ara Ātea.
Rolleston developers fight air noise contour decision
Rolleston developers fight air noise contour decision
Developers at Rolleston have appealed a Selwyn District Council decision to refuse their rezoning application for land in the Christchurch International Airport air noise contour.
Sophisticated burglary shocks Canterbury store owner
Sophisticated burglary shocks Canterbury store owner
Burglars cut through the roof of a Canterbury superette to steal more than $20,000 in cigarettes and about $6500 cash.
Sophisticated burglary shocks Selwyn dairy owner
Sophisticated burglary shocks Selwyn dairy owner
Burglars cut through the roof of Southbridge Superette to steal more than $20,000 in cigarettes and about $6500 cash.
Entertainers Los Angeles-bound for talent show
Talented Canterbury entertainers Los Angeles-bound
The starry lights of Los Angeles are beckoning for three Canterbury residents selected to compete in a world talent showcase.
Cute and scruffy strays to be rehomed
Cute and scruffy stray dogs to be rehomed after failed bid to locate owner
It is a mystery as to how two scruffy maltese/chihuahua cross dogs ended up as strays in the Prebbleton area.