Adding fluoride to water in Selwyn district could cost more than $10m
Adding fluoride to water in Selwyn district could cost more than $10m
A cost analysis of fluoridating the Selwyn district’s water supplies shows it could be more than $10 million.
Susan Sandys
Pokie machines: The numbers are in your hands
Residents to decide on number of pokie machines in Selwyn district
The public will get their say in the new year on Selwyn District Council's plan to cap the number of gaming machines.
Teen's vaccine pass exemption arrives
Canterbury teen's vaccine pass exemption arrives
Life is almost back to normal for West Melton teenager Daisy Meyers after she finally received her vaccine pass exemption from the Ministry of Health.
Shelves stocked after Toot for Tucker
Toot for Tucker: Big response from Rolleston residents to call for donations
Foodbank operators in the Selwyn district are counting their blessings as they unpack about 90 boxes collected by the Toot For Tucker initiative in Rolleston.
Prebbleton residents oppose zone change
Prebbleton residents oppose zone change to allow 820 residential homes
Submissions show Prebbleton residents are generally opposed to a Hamptons Rd zone change application that would allow for about 820 new residential homes.
Teen's life in limbo as she waits for exemption
Teen's life in limbo as she waits for exemption to get My Vaccine Pass
Canterbury teenager Daisy Meyers' life is in limbo as she waits for her vaccine pass exemption on medical grounds to arrive.
School target of vaccine protest
Canterbury school target of anti-vaccine protest
Rolleston College became the target of a protest last week from residents losing their jobs after refusing the Covid vaccine.
Men and their sheds: Canterbury group growing in popularity
Men and their sheds: Canterbury group growing in popularity
The Lincoln Men's Shed is doubling its shed space as more members come on board.
Lincoln plan change decision likely in new year
Decision on Lincoln South plan change application likely in new year
Commissioner David Caldwell is considering his recommendation on the controversial Lincoln South Plan Change 69 application now that the hearing has closed.
Online meal delivery service bites into district’s growth
Online meal delivery service bites into district’s growth
Hundreds of orders have flooded into a new online meal delivery app and website since it was launched in the Selwyn district this month.
Youths charged over pensioner attack
Christchurch youths charged over alleged Prebbleton pensioner attack
Four Christchurch teenagers have been charged in relation to an alleged assault on a Prebbleton pensioner in January.
Birthday barbecue goes badly wrong
Birthday barbecue goes badly wrong for Canterbury family
"Fire, fire" came the call from Danny Morris’ son. The father of four ran outside - and within minutes he was fighting to save his home near Lincoln.
Big growth in Rolleston if plan changes go ahead
Plan change requests could pave way for thousands of new homes in Rolleston
Rolleston would expand further than previously projected under three new plan change applications received by Selwyn District Council.
79 unvaccinated Canterbury DHB staff stood down
79 unvaccinated Canterbury DHB staff stood down, including four doctors
Twenty-one people attended an 11th hour Covid-19 vaccination clinic for staff, contractors and volunteers at Christchurch Hospital on Monday night.
Odin back home after 20 months
Odin the cat back home after he went missing 20 months ago
Lincoln resident Audrey Ross had almost given up hope of ever getting her much loved cat back after he went missing 20 months ago.
Emergency personnel gear up for the 'big one'
Alpine Fault quake plan: Emergency response organisations gear up for the 'big one'
Emergency personnel from across the Selwyn district have hammered out their plans for responding to a magnitude 8 or higher quake along the Alpine Fault.
Two pets killed in dog attacks
'They were trying to pull her apart': Two pets killed in horrific dog attacks
Two Canterbury residents have been left traumatised after their pets were allegedly killed by a pair of roaming dogs.
Suspected suicide victim's family call for change
Christchurch family of suspected suicide victim calling for changes to Mental Health Act
The family of a 28yo woman who died of a suspected suicide on what is believed to be the same day she was discharged from Christchurch Hospital want urgent action to prevent it happening again.
Crime cameras lead to arrests in Canterbury town
Crime cameras lead to arrests in Canterbury town
Three weeks after being installed, community-funded security cameras at Darfield are fulfilling their purpose of cleaning up crime.
ED changes to reduce risk of Covid
ED changes to reduce risk of Covid spreading at Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch Hospital’s Emergency Department is making changes to the way it operates to reduce the chances of patients catching Covid-19.