Star Selwyn

After an 18-year battle with kidney disease, a miracle treatment may provide a Canterbury 22-year-old with a normal life.

The Selwyn District Council has found enough savings to reduce its average rates rise to "4.5%-ish".

Concern for the safety of children crossing a busy road near a Canterbury primary school has prompted the assistant caretaker to step onto the road himself to stop traffic.

Police are seeking information following a burglary in Darfield.

For more than two decades, Duncan Sole has been a quiet constant in Selwyn’s evolving music scene - a guitarist, promoter, DJ, sound engineer and, above all, a connector of people.

Hours after baby Soul Turany died from catastrophic head injuries at Christchurch Hospital, the boy's mother sent a text message to her then-partner: "I still don't understand why I haven't heard from you. Soul has passed away."