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Penguin rescuer needs rescuing from tide
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Penguin rescuer needs rescuing from tide
A would-be penguin rescuer needed rescuing as the incoming tide caught them unawares in the Catlins yesterday.
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Decision on airport’s future due to be made today
Decision on airport’s future due to be made today
A decision on the future of the Wānaka Airport is scheduled to land today.
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Chinese camp project advances
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Chinese camp project advances
A multimillion-dollar digital visitor experience is one step closer for fans of Chinese history in the historic gold rush centre of Lawrence.
Hair chopped for hospice
Hair chopped for hospice
When almost 5-year-old Blake Johns came up with the idea of cutting off his mullet to make money for ‘‘sick kids’’ — which was how he named the South Canterbury’s Hospice — his mother was cautious.
Barbershop chorus take home bronze
Barbershop chorus take home bronze
A long-running South Canterbury barbershop chorus has sung to the tune of a bronze medal at the National Barbershop Convention.
Exchange providing opportunities
Exchange providing opportunities
A group of Brazilian exchange students are relishing the opportunity to immerse themselves in a different language and culture while studying for a term at Mountainview High School in Timaru.
Flood marked 40 years later
Flood marked 40 years later
Hundreds of South Cantabrians made the trek out to Pleasant Point at the weekend to view a display marking the 40th anniversary of one of the region’s most devastating floods.
Licence buying urged
Licence buying urged
Game bird hunters around the country are being urged to buy their 2026 licences now, as Mark-up Day falls earlier than usual this season and licences are now on sale.
Performers wanted for production
Performers wanted for production
What would you do if the world suddenly arrived on your doorstep?
Tour to offer ‘more intimate’ feel
Tour to offer ‘more intimate’ feel
A Timaru-born musician is preparing to take to the road for her first national tour in May.
Native forests worthy of protection
Native forests worthy of protection
The importance of all types of forests is celebrated internationally on March 21 each year. In 2012, the United Nations dedicated this date to recognise the immense value of forests. What is the...
Warm weather provides good conditions for 9-hole
Warm weather provides good conditions for 9-hole
On Friday, March 6, the Aorangi Association’s 9-hole tournament was held at the Temuka Golf Club in hot conditions.
Athletes set to throw down
Athletes set to throw down
The country’s top disc golfers are set to let fly in Waimate over the next five days.
ITF World Tennis Tour: Timaru
ITF World Tennis Tour: Timaru
A near sold-out crowd packed into the Trust Aoraki Tennis Centre as the second edition of ITF World Tennis Tour: Timaru came to a head at the weekend.
Waimate claim pairs trophy
Waimate claim pairs trophy
Waimate’s bowlers were all class this season, clinching the Jim Guy Pairs Trophy for the first time in club history. In doing so, they pulled off a major upset, ending Timaru’s bid for a fifth...
Pairing proves to be world-class
Pairing proves to be world-class
Experience met execution at the Kia Toa 2x4x2 Pairs, as Jack Priddle and Phil Quinn proved that championship form has no expiration date. The pair sent shockwaves through the field, dismantling a...
War skills all part of being medic
War skills all part of being medic
Digging trenches and setting up ambushes is just as much a part of the job as providing trauma aid to casualties for former Maniototo resident, now New Zealand Army medic and ‘‘marksman’’ shooter,...
Sustainable and cost efficient
Sustainable and cost efficient
The failure to launch of Central Otago’s summer season has had a devastating impact on this year’s cherry crop, but one Cromwell orchardist has fared better than others thanks to his decision to...
Castle to open to the public
Castle to open to the public
Reviewing their labour of love are Earnscleugh Castle owners Marco Creemers, left, and Ryan Sanders.
Clyde to host watercolourists
Clyde to host watercolourists
Watercolourists will be spotted all around Clyde and surrounds in May, as they were on a recent gathering elsewhere (pictured), when they visit the Central Otago town to take the ‘‘plein’’ air.