Public feedback wanted on plan to raise motorway speed limit
Consultation has started on a proposal to raise the speed limit to 110km/h on Christchurch's Southern Motorway.
Selwyn
Close call for residents after river overflows
Close call for residents after river overflows
Flood prevention measures have worked "like clockwork" to help save the Rakaia Huts from potential damage.
Man charged after ramming police vehicle
Man charged after ramming police vehicle
A Christchurch man has been charged after a police vehicle was rammed in Canterbury earlier this year.
Hands-on road safety lessons
Hands-on lessons show kids how to be safe around heavy vehicles
Canterbury school pupils have been learning about truck and road safety.
Firefighting brothers give 105 years of service
Firefighting brothers give 105 years of service
Across three generations, the Clausen family have given more than 160 years to the Leeston Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Mixed feelings on new parking rules
'Doesn’t make sense': Mixed feelings over new Rolleston parking rules
New parking restrictions have been introduced in Rolleston’s town centre.
Busy Canterbury factory driving innovation
Busy Canterbury factory driving innovation one bus at a time
The future of green transport is rolling out the door of a Rolleston factory which is developing everything from buses and trucks to chase boats for the America’s Cup.
Parking wardens to wear bodycams to deter abuse
Parking wardens to wear bodycams to deter and record abuse
Parking wardens in the Selwyn district are being equipped with bodycams to record threatening behaviour towards them.
Driver's lucky escape after crash
Driver has lucky escape after car lands upside down in paddock
A Christchurch window cleaner walked away from a crash after his Toyota Corolla hit black ice, jumped a fence and water race then rolled several times.
The Narcs added to Selwyn Sounds line-up
The Narcs added to Selwyn Sounds line-up
Christchurch 80s band The Narcs have been added to the line-up for Selwyn Sounds in March.
Ngāi Tahu hut owners will meet iwi to stop eviction
Ngāi Tahu hut owners will meet iwi to stop eviction
A Greenpark Huts resident has asked for a meeting with Ngāi Tahu early next month so he and other iwi members can state their case to stay at the Canterbury lakeside settlement.
NZDF's quarry concerns seen as hypocrisy
NZ Defence Force's quarry concerns seen as hypocrisy
A Canterbury man who lives near an army rifle range reckons it is ironic the NZ Defence Force is worried a planned quarry near the Burnham Military Camp will keep soldiers awake at night.
Students 'finally get a school worthy of them'
Students 'finally get a school worthy of them'
An Ellesmere College board of trustees member was "absolutely over the moon" to hear the school’s redevelopment will finally start on Friday.
Defence Force fire crew numbers questioned before fatal blaze - report
Defence Force fire crew numbers questioned before fatal blaze - report
The NZ Defence Force is still struggling with too few firefighters like it was the night of May 8 when a teenager died in a fire at a Defence house in Burnham.
Discrimination claim in bid to evict residents
Discrimination claim in bid to evict residents from Canterbury lakeside settlement
A bid to let Ngāi Tahu bach owners stay at a Canterbury lakeside settlement while others will be evicted has been described as discriminatory.
Fresh leads prompt new search for Yanfei Bao
Fresh leads prompt new search for missing Christchurch real estate agent
More than 60 people are searching a block of farmland for Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao after police received new information on the case.
'Financial pressures' force Lincoln bar to close
'Financial pressures' force Canterbury bar to close
Tough economic conditions have led to the unexpected closure of a Canterbury bar and restaurant.
Communication tower a potential 'eyesore'
Communication tower a potential 'eyesore'
Residents say a 17m-high communication tower, set to be built in the centre of their Canterbury town, will be a potential eyesore.
Planned quarry could keep soldiers awake at night
Planned quarry near Burnham could keep soldiers awake at night
There are concerns noise from a planned quarry near Burnham will keep soldiers at the military camp awake at night.
Council pauses plan to remove Upper Selwyn Huts
Council pauses plan to remove Upper Selwyn Huts
Upper Selwyn Huts residents have been given a reprieve by the district council.