Selwyn Water wading through issues before billing customers
Selwyn Water Limited - the new water entity for the district - has some issues to wade through before its takes over billing customers from July 1.
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Chimney set to be dismantled
Chimney set to be dismantled
One of Ashburton’s landmark buildings is set to have its towering 38.4m chimney shortened to one-fifth its size.
All quiet on the Lincoln front
All quiet on the Lincoln front: 'Nuts they are not working at the weekend'
This is what Lincoln’s main street looks like on a weekend – lots of trucks and equipment and nobody operating them.
Locals fight for campground
Locals fight for campground
Mt Somers residents are demanding answers on a “rushed” proposal to scale back a campground’s offerings.
Scholarship planned in honour of 10-year-old
Scholarship planned as community mourns 10-year-old’s tragic death
A fundraising page has been launched to create a scholarship in memory of 10-year-old Canterbury boy Alex Bennett.
School getting eight new classrooms
Canterbury school getting eight new classrooms
A North Canterbury school bulging at the seams will finally get some new classrooms this year.
Draft rates rise of 6-7% for Selwyn district
Draft rates rise of 6-7% for Selwyn district
Selwyn District Council has revealed a potential draft rates increase of 6-7% for 2026/27.
Stricter enforcement of parking rules possible
Stricter enforcement of parking rules possible
Abandoned vehicles, cars blocking driveways and footpaths, and parking on grass verges could face stricter enforcement in Waimakariri.
Green returns to school as new principal
Green returns to school as new principal
After supporting principals over the last four years, Simon Green has now gone back to school in Rangiora.
Half of high school's students not meeting attendance goal
Half of high school's students not meeting attendance goal
A Canterbury principal says New Zealand needs to lift its game on school attendance.
Teens sent to Youth Aid over 'serious bullying'
Teens sent to Youth Aid over 'serious bullying'
Three 16-year-old boys have been referred to Youth Aid following a "serious bullying incident" at a college hostel in Oamaru.
Greyhound trainers prepare to close down
Greyhound trainers prepare to close down
Two Rakaia greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods.
Kitten with burns on road to recovery
Kitten with burns on road to recovery
Nineteen cats and kittens have found new homes after an adoption event in Canterbury.
Three injured in Lake Ohau Rd crash
Three injured in Lake Ohau Rd crash
Three people are injured following a two-vehicle crash near Omarama this afternoon.
Young boy struck by car in Selwyn named
Young boy struck by car in Selwyn named
A Canterbury primary school is mourning the "tragic passing" of 10-year-old pupil, Alex Bennett, who died after being hit by a car on Wednesday.
Allegation high school student waterboarded
'Stripped down to his undies': Attack on high school student described as 'waterboarding'
A "serious bullying incident", which saw a "boy at the junior hostel waterboarded and stripped down to his undies", is being investigated by the police.
Apology after Selwyn ratepayers overcharged
Apology after Selwyn ratepayers overcharged
The Selwyn District Council has apologised after over-charging some ratepayers due to an error in its rates calculations.
$20m for new bridge road
$20m for new bridge road
It is expected to cost $20 million for under 2km of new road to connect to Ashburton’s long-awaited second bridge.
Salmon returns to Rakaia
Salmon returns to Rakaia
Rakaia’s giant salmon statue is standing taller, shinier and more colourful after a seven-week refurbishment.
Killer ducks feast on pūteketeke chicks
Killer ducks feast on pūteketeke chicks
Conservation workers were horrified to see graphic photos of pūteketeke chicks being hunted and eaten alive by mallard ducks.