Two former city councillors are upset that plans to build apartments on a Riccarton hotel site were approved without public knowledge. Former councillors Helen Broughton and Barbara Stewart are now challenging the process that led to the consent being granted without the public having a say.

They are concerned at the loss of the trees and the density of the housing if the development goes ahead.

Read more at www.stuff.co.nz/national/126677874/former-christchurch-city-councillors-object-to-apartment-consent-on-hotel-land