Pin pulled on army exercise in shopping area
Pin pulled on army exercise in shopping area
Soldiers with assault rifles were to have taken part in a military exercise at a busy shopping and residential area near Christchurch.
Susan Sandys
$150m retirement village planned for Selwyn
$150m retirement village planned for Selwyn
A $150 million retirement village with more than 200 homes is being planned for the outskirts of West Melton.
Land law may not stop subdivision
New land law may not stop controversial Lincoln subdivision
New Government legislation to protect valuable food-producing soils may be too late to stop a planned large subdivision just outside of Christchurch.
Land law may not stop subdivision
New land law may not stop controversial Lincoln subdivision
New Government legislation to protect valuable food-producing soils may be too late to stop a planned large subdivision just outside of Christchurch.
Lifestyle change down to body-building competition
'Lifestyle change instead of just a phase': Canterbury mum's body-building transformation
A 43-year-old Leeston mother of two and early childhood teacher transformed her life after training for a body-building competition.
No need to uproot community garden
No need to uproot community garden at old Lincoln Maternity Hospital
Volunteers at the much-loved Lincoln Community Gardens were almost ready to pack up and move out of the old maternity hospital site when some very good news arrived.
Legal heavyweight joins fight to stop subdivision
Legal heavyweight joins fight against Lincoln subdivision
Residents fighting the proposed Lincoln South subdivision are bolstering their ranks with a legal heavyweight - the Environmental Defence Society.
Teen vandals caught on camera in Rolleston
Youth crime wave: Teenage vandals caught on camera in Rolleston
These two teenagers were caught on camera tagging a wall in Rolleston in broad daylight as youth crime continues to rise across the Selwyn district.
Concern Rolleston house prices will increase if rezoning is delayed
Concern Rolleston house prices will increase if rezoning is delayed
Rolleston property prices will skyrocket again if proposed land rezoning is delayed.
Water chlorination starts in Selwyn this week
Water chlorination starts in Selwyn this week
Chlorination of drinking water has begun this week as the Selwyn District Council strives to meet new requirements.
Car thieves vandalise family home
'Very disrespectful': Car thieves vandalise family home as crime wave increases
Joyriding youths who have been allegedly stealing vehicles in a Canterbury township are believed to be responsible for spray-painting an obscene phrase onto a couple's new home.
Township may double in size if boundary pushed out
Prebbleton could double in size if boundary pushed out for new subdivision sections
Developers at Prebbleton are proposing to push the township boundary out across rural land to the southwest with 527 new sections, bordered by the national electricity grid.
Explosion victim speaks of horror ordeal
Explosion victim speaks of horror ordeal
Canterbury man Kevin Burney has returned home from hospital with wife Amanda after he was almost killed when a drum he was working on exploded in his driveway.
'Pretty stupid': Explosion victim suffers 70% burns, speaks of horror ordeal
'Pretty stupid': Explosion victim suffers 70% burns, speaks of horror ordeal
Kevin Burney has returned home from hospital with wife Amanda after he was almost killed when a drum he was working on exploded in his driveway.
High roll leads to further extensions at Rolleston College
High roll leads to further extensions at Rolleston College
Skyrocketing roll growth at Rolleston College has forced the school into extending its current site before a second campus opens in 2025.
Crashes trigger calls for safety at tricky intersection
Crashes trigger calls for safety at tricky intersection
The driver of a car involved in a crash at the Prebbleton intersection of Ellesmere Rd and Trices Rd is calling for it to be upgraded.
Loving husband desperate for Ellesmere Hospital to reopen
Loving husband desperate for Ellesmere Hospital to reopen
Heartbroken husband Tom Tyler, 89, has not been able to bring his wife, Helen, home to Leeston since she was forced to move out of the district in March.
Decision pending on new Rolleston supermarket
Decision pending on new Rolleston supermarket
A decision is pending on whether Foodstuffs will gain resource consent to build a Pak’nSave in Rolleston.
Former Selwyn mayor to run again
Three-way race: Former Selwyn mayor to stand against incumbant, new candidate
There will be three candidates vying for the Selwyn mayoralty in October’s local body elections.
Motorists' rescue trapped driver
Motorists' rescue trapped driver
A Canterbury motorist was on his way to work when he felt a sense of dread as he ran to a car that had just crashed into a ditch.