Chlorine will be added to the Selwyn district's major water supplies until at least December 14 after a councillor's bid to pause it immediately was unsuccessful.
Developers at Rolleston have appealed a Selwyn District Council decision to refuse their rezoning application for land in the Christchurch International Airport air noise contour.
Prebbleton residents are divided on whether to chop their land up as the pressure goes on from Selwyn District Council and developers to intensify the area.