Residents of Canterbury's Greenpark Huts who will be forced out of their homes are shocked Ngāi Tahu will build a facility at the site after they have gone.
Selwyn deputy mayor Malcolm Lyall saved his father-in-law's life with the Heimlich manoeuvre after the 92-year-old choked on his dinner and went into cardiac arrest.
Demand for aggregate since the Christchurch earthquakes has led to Fletcher Construction's decision to try and build another quarry near Burnham much earlier than expected.
Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter says the new chair of Christchurch City Council's investment company will have to get its underperforming companies back on track.