The Mt Somers Domain campground will remain open until mid-April this year and close over winter while the Mt Somers Reserve ...

Two more stockwater intakes have been signalled for closure in Mid Canterbury. The Limestone Creek and Alford Forest intakes ...

A spate of dog attacks has reignited calls for tougher controls — but in Ashburton and Selwyn, councils say the real problem ...

Selwyn’s 'sensitive expenditure' has been thrust into the public realm for the first time. Sensitive expenditure is council ...

Small town athletes shaping NZ sports glory From windswept rural fields to floodlit global arenas, New Zealand’s sporting story has long been powered by athletes who began far from the spotlight. In ...

Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) has revealed the toxic chemical detected at St Joseph’s school, which led to four people being ...

Ellesmere College went into lockdown on Monday afternoon, but the school says social media reports of a knife-wielding ...

Selwyn council will map high-risk locations across the district amid rising reports of inappropriate behaviour towards staff. Work is underway to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) for ...

Selwyn’s mayor says a Government 30-year plan could avoid “infrastructure lagging behind growth” - if it can get cross-party buy-in. The Government last week revealed the country's first National ...

Canterbury’s regional council is proposing a rate rise of under three percent, as it faces major reform and financial ...

Community-backed commuter rail trial proposed for Malvern Commuter rail from the Canterbury towns of Springfield and Darfield is being investigated by the community, with planning underway for a ...

There are “bigger fish to fry” than coming up with a name for the iconic salmon statue in Rakaia. While Gore’s trout statue has been given an official name, the Ashburton District Council’s community ...