13-year-old police station at capacity
A temporary building may be added to Rolleston’s police station to ease growing pains.
Selwyn
Public transport woes for Canterbury’s big growth areas
Public transport woes for Canterbury’s big growth areas
It's back to the drawing board for proposed bus services in the Selwyn district as ECan struggles with growing demand and limited funds, chair Craig Pauling says.
Subdivisions blamed for making floods worse
Canterbury councillor blames subdivisions for making floods worse
There is concern that subdivisions are making flooding in parts of the Sewlyn district worse.
Canterbury in the firing line for wet, windy weekend
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
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
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
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
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
$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
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'
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
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
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
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.