A Canterbury New World that employs about 200 people is now under new ownership.

Part of a new Canterbury sports centre has been named after a top former Kiwi cricketer who advocated for its construction.

Eunice Edgecombe says her late father Les Horne will be looking down with pride after she won a Canterbury garden competition.

Broken windows and doors, a dug-out trench, extensive carpet stains and burned knives used to smoke cannabis were discovered during a routine inspection at a Prebbleton property.

More people wanted a Countdown in Lincoln than opposed it - but it hasn’t stopped an independent commissioner from turning down its resource consent bid.