Susan Sandys

Respiratory illnesses are continuing to keep Christchurch pre-schoolers off sick, as health authorities forecast the number of RSV cases will keep rising.

A Selwyn township's residential area could grow by more than 80 per cent if plan change applications before the district council are all approved.

Selwyn residents concerned about the proposed 2000-home Lincoln South development turned out en masse to a meeting.

Police in Canterbury brought the vehicle of an armed offender who was allegedly firing shots out his window to a stop with road spikes on Wednesday.

Police in Canterbury brought the vehicle of an armed offender who was allegedly firing shots out his window to a stop with road spikes on Wednesday.

A 94-year-old Canterbury maternity hospital is closing as health services in the Selwyn district are centralised.

Several improvements will be made at a Prebbleton pedestrian crossing after residents raised concerns over safety.

A Canterbury district council will require cat owners to microchip their moggies from July 1 next year, but they won’t need to desex them, under the provisions of a new bylaw.