Media releases

Selwyn Chef wins New Zealand Category in "World Cookbook Awards" - 3 February 2015
Selwyn chef Robert Koller has won the "Vegetarian" category for New Zealand in this year's Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. more...
 
New ‘Tree Trail’ funded by Selwyn Heritage grant - 20 November 2014
A new ‘Tree Trail’ has been installed in the Hart Arboretum in Lake Coleridge Village thanks to a grant from Selwyn District Council’s Heritage Fund. more...
 
Quickenberry Guesthouse puts Lake Coleridge region in spotlight again - 28 July 2014
Tourism in the Lake Coleridge basin was highlighted for a second time running at the Sensational Selwyn Awards on Saturday 26 July when Quickenberry Guesthouse - a fine dining Lodge in the Lake Coleridge basin - was named winner of the 2014 Tourism Award. more...
 
Quickenberry Vegetable Cookbook now released - 8 May 2014
An elegant vegetable cookbook released by Selwyn chef Robert Koller late last year is now available in several bookstores around Canterbury. more (including recipes)...
 
Rockwood Open Day Fundraiser for Hororata Parish - 23rd February 2014
A very successful open day was held at Rockwood Bush Walk and Garden raising about $9000 for the local Hororata Parish.... more...
 
Arbor Day ‘TLC’ for special trees - 29 May 2013
With Arbor Day approaching on 5 June, Canterbury-based arborist companies and volunteers have recently spent a day helping to maintain the Hart Arboretum in Lake Coleridge Village. more...
 
Free fun around Lake Coleridge during ‘Celebrating Selwyn’ - 12 March 2013
A brochure of walks around the Lake Coleridge area offers some free fun for people wanting to enjoy the outdoors and early Autumn weather during Celebrating Selwyn (23 March- 7 April). more...
 
Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers - 25 October 2012
Just an hour from Christchurch, the Lake Coleridge area has been popular with fishermen and for scenic drives for a long time, but is increasingly becoming a destination for walkers. more...
 
Lake Coleridge Tourism Group wins local Tourism Award - 29 July 2012
The Lake Coleridge Tourism Group is proud to have won the inaugural Tourism Award in the 2012 Sensational Selwyn Awards. more...

Mt Olympus opens 30th June 2012 - 21 June 2012
Mt Olympus in the Lake Coleridge high country is opening with plenty of snow as well as new bunkrooms and bathrooms for the start of the school holidays. more...

Large Increase in Visitors to Lake Coleridge - 30 April 2012
Tourism operators in Lake Coleridge, one of Canterbury's less well-known tourism destinations, stepped up this summer to cater for hundreds of extra visitors who were sadly not able to visit some of Canterbury's former tourist highlights. more...