Susan Sandys

Youths caught on school rooftop breaching lockdown

'Looking at the stars': Youths caught on Selwyn school rooftop breaching lockdown

A group of youths caught by police on the roof of Prebbleton School in the early hours of Monday morning claimed to be "looking at the stars".

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

Police said "six or seven" vehicles were stopped by officers during a 50-minute blitz at Tai Tapu...

'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

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

Prebbleton assault victim, John. Photo: Supplied

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

Darfield’s Torlesse Estate stage three sections had an average of four offers on each. Image:...

'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

CCTV footage from Challenge Lincoln shows the driver of the vehicle that hit Ye Yuan rushing to...

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

Michael Oakley (left) retrieved the Hororata community defibrillator from the township’s garage,...

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

Lincoln University dairy farms have been cleaned, disinfected and restocked after herds were...

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

Jones Rd, Rolleston, near the intersection with Hoskyns Rd. Photo: Geoff Sloan

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

Building materials and an outboard motor were taken during an overnight theft from a building...

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

Dale Hedgcock and Mark Willis with the cannon they discovered on a beach in Chalky Inlet, near a...

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

The Springfield winter festival is based on a similar concept in Katoomba, New South Wales, held...

Selwyn township ready for winter festival launch

Springfield will come alive on Saturday when its inaugural Winter Magic NZ festival is held.

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