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Katie Pickles

Reporter · NZ

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Sep 9, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Katie Pickles

    Rolleston's rapid growth leaves car-dependent town playing catch-up (opens the original)

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    Travel 25 kilometres south from Christchurch on the new 110km/h, multimillion-dollar “road of national significance” and you’ll reach New Zealand’s fastest-growing town. Situated within the country’s fastest growing district of Selwyn, Rolleston now boasts a population over 34,000 – predicted to reach 50,000 by 2050. It is already Canterbury’s second-biggest urban area, surpassing Timaru and Ashburton. Rolleston was growing fast before the 2010–11 Canterbury earthquakes. And its continued expans

  2. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Katie Pickles

    NZ’s fastest growing town was once the future of urban planning. What happened? (opens the original)

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    Rolleston’s boom has turned a planned ‘town of the future’ into urban sprawl. Photo / Getty Images Travel 25km south from Christchurch on the new 110km/h, multimillion-dollar “road of national significance” and you’ll reach New Zealand’s fastest growing town. Situated within the country’s fastest growing district of Selwyn, Rolleston now boasts a population of more than 34,000 that’s predicted to reach 50,000 by 2050. It is already Canterbury’s second-biggest urban area, surpassing Timaru and As

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Katie Pickles

    NZ’s fastest growing town was once the future of urban planning. What happened? (opens the original)

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    Travel 25 kilometres south from Christchurch on the new 110 kilometre-per-hour, multi-million-dollar “road of national significance” and you’ll reach New Zealand’s fastest growing town. Situated within the country’s fastest growing district of Selwyn, Rolleston now boasts a population over 34,000 – predicted to reach 50,000 by 2050. It is already Canterbury’s second-biggest urban area, surpassing Timaru and Ashburton. Rolleston was growing fast before the 2010–11 Canterbury earthquakes. And its

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