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Canterbury in the firing line for wet, windy weekend

MetService has also issued an orange strong wind warning for the Canterbury High Country.

Domain transformed by glow festival

A sellout crowd of 11,000 packed Hororata Domain on Saturday for the Hororata Glow Festival.

Bus proposal faces the axe

Darfield may miss out on a bus service to Rolleston after ECan said public submissions did not...

Canterbury bus proposal faces axe as public balk at funding options

A Darfield to Rolleston bus service may be abandoned before it gets off the ground.

Grant for injecting bacteria and fungi into soil

Canterbury dairy farm wins grant for injecting beneficial bacteria and fungi in soil

A Selwyn District farm is defying convention.

Chickens all over the road after truck rolls

Multiple chickens have reportedly been killed after a truck and trailer unit crashed in Canterbury this morning.

Hunter allegedly shot down drone

Hunter allegedly shot down drone

Police are investigating an incident in Canterbury during the opening of the duck shooting season in which a drone flown by an animal rights activist was shot down.

Grigg takes Broughton to task over $369m

Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg has fired back at Mayor Sam Broughton over his comments the Government has left the district about $369m in the lurch.

$5.6m intersection 'uneven' within a month

A new $5.6m intersection in Rolleston is uneven and needs to be repaired within a month of being...

$5.6m Canterbury intersection 'uneven' within a month

A new $5.6m intersection in Rolleston is uneven and needs repair work within a month of being sealed.

Gliddon announces mayoralty bid

Lydia Gliddon announces Selwyn mayoralty bid

Selwyn district councillor Lydia Gliddon will challenge Sam Broughton for the mayoralty.

Community always came first for former mayor

In 2022, Bill Woods was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for his contributions to conservation and...

Community always came first for former Canterbury mayor

Being expelled from high school did not stop the late Bill Woods from giving years of his life to his Canterbury community.

Family’s lucky escape from fire

Family lucky to escape fire: 'I just saw a wall of flames outside the window'

When a Canterbury mum woke up to a noise she thought was the bathroom fan, it turned out to be a raging large fire in the carport.

Why did you continue to 'drive like an idiot'

Isaac Ginty and father Jerome Ginty outside the temporary Nelson Courthouse, where Isaac was...

Canterbury man blushes as judge asks why he drove 'like an idiot’

A young Canterbury man already banned from driving until 2029 because of his “appallingly bad” history went ahead and drove anyway.

Rain eases in flood-hit Canterbury

Rain eases in flood-hit Canterbury

Selwyn remains under a state of emergency, as the district council monitors river levels and other issues following yesterday's heavy rain.

Flooding 'as bad as it gets', says evacuated resident

The flooding in the rural Canterbury settlement of Selwyn Huts is as bad as it's ever been, an evacuated resident says.

Crash claims life of well-known Cantabrian

Crash claims life of well-known Cantabrian

A successful Canterbury property developer and residents' advocate was killed in a car crash on Sunday morning.

Memorial to mark first Anzac service

Kirwee Community Association chair Stu Begg and member David Kent. Photo: Supplied

New memorial to mark Canterbury settlement’s first Anzac service

Kirwee’s war memorial has been installed just in time for what is believed to be the settlement’s first Anzac service.

Lego piece on fireplace smokes out family home

A Lego piece left on a fireplace forced a family to vacate their smoke-logged house in Canterbury.

Councillor takes aim at online bullies

Canterbury councillor hits out at 'faceless bullies spouting comments' online

The rising tide of 'disturbing and angry' online abuse has solidified Shane Epiha's decision not to run for a third term on the Selwyn District Council.