A cat burglar is making life annoyingly difficult for a quiet Canterbury township with one resident losing more than $500 worth of new shoes to the tabby in about two weeks.
Sutton Tools' new $20 million factory in Rangiora, which will replace its old Kaiapoi premises that burnt down in 2022, is on schedule to open early next year.
A Canterbury community leader fears a toll on the proposed new motorway extension could leave Woodend residents worse off as commuters face an extra $43 a week in travel costs.
Former Canterbury firefighter Jeremy McCorkindale has been remembered as a "dedicated father and community man" after he was killed in a crash near Oxford last week.
A strong sentimental attachment to a private Canterbury museum took Trevor Stanley on a 16-year journey as he and his family built a replica 1960s dining room and lounge.
A couple say they will fight to stop the Crown from taking ownership of two properties, worth $1.7 million, after one of them was caught growing cannabis for the sake of their daughter who has now "lost her future".