Daniel Alvey

Tough economic conditions have led to the unexpected closure of a Canterbury bar and restaurant.

Residents say a 17m-high communication tower, set to be built in the centre of their Canterbury town, will be a potential eyesore.

Christchurch city councillors are just weeks away from deciding whether to support a bid to open up land for housing in areas affected by an airport noise contour.

Almost 5000 more motorists have been caught speeding in the Selwyn district over the past 12 months compared to the previous year.

Police are now investigating whether a derelict building in the Selwyn district which was destroyed by a fire last week may have been used to grow cannabis.

Police have been involved in the unusual apprehension of a seal found on a road in Canterbury in the dead of night.

Selwyn deputy mayor Malcolm Lyall saved his father-in-law's life with the Heimlich manoeuvre after the 92-year-old choked on his dinner and went into cardiac arrest.