Star Selwyn

Plans are starting to take shape for a major rezoning of farmland on the outskirts of a booming Canterbury town.

The complainant in a court martial of a solider accused of assaulting his former partner at Burnham has been honest and upfront, even offering damaging information about herself, the prosecution says.

Schools in Canterbury and health authorities have been scrambling after the revelation that popular children's play sand products have been contaminated with asbestos. So what kind of asbestos is it, and how dangerous can it be?

The prosecution has downgraded charges against a soldier accused of strangling his former partner.

An unoccupied two-storey lodge at Arthur’s Pass has sold at auction for $250,000 - more than $1 million below its RV.

Two months ago, Rolleston father Rick Illes was struggling with ongoing hip pain. Now he has just three to 12 months left to live after being diagnosed with stage-four cancer in his hip.