Public pitching in for blanket fort goal
A Timaru world record attempt is coming together stitch by stitch.
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Timaru killings: Extended family in South Africa trying to get to NZ
Timaru killings: Extended family in South Africa trying to get to NZ
The wider family of three young South African girls who died weeks after arriving in New Zealand with their parents will be considered for emergency MIQ spaces, a Government official says.
Mother appears in court charged with murdering three daughters
Mother appears in court charged with murdering three daughters
The mother of three little girls found dead in a Timaru house has appeared in court charged with their murders.
Woman charged with murder over Timaru deaths
Woman charged with murder over Timaru deaths
Police have arrested and charged a 40-year-old woman with murder, in relation to the death of three children in Timaru on Thursday night.
Woman charged over death of three children
Timaru tragedy: Woman charged over death of three children
Police have arrested and charged a 40-year-old woman with murder in relation to the death of three children in Timaru last night.
Huge waste-to-energy plant proposed in South Canterbury
Huge waste-to-energy plant proposed in South Canterbury
A consortium of local and international businesses aims to build a waste-to-energy plant in South Canterbury, capable of preventing 350,000 tonnes of rubbish from going to landfill each year.
More warnings where ‘hero’ father drowned
More warnings where ‘hero’ father drowned
People will now be warned to keep out of the water at a beach north of Timaru following the death of a father of three who drowned while rescuing his son earlier this year.
Family chips in with spuds for community
Family chips in with spuds for community
Peter Collins is the Santa of spuds.
Skydiver taken to Timaru Hospital after 'hard landing'
Skydiver taken to Timaru Hospital after 'hard landing'
A recreational skydiver who had a "hard landing" has been transported to Timaru Hospital with moderate injuries.
One seriously hurt in three-car crash near Timaru
One seriously hurt in three-car crash near Timaru
One person has been seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash south of Timaru.
No charges yet as investigation into fatal Timaru crash continues
No charges yet as investigation into fatal Timaru crash continues
It was one of the worst fatal car crashes the South Island has ever seen and almost three weeks on police are still piecing together exactly how - and why - it happened.
Community asked to 'check in' following death of sixth Timaru teen
Community asked to 'check in' following death of sixth Timaru teen
A Timaru high school is urging parents and caregivers to communicate with their children following the death of another young person just two weeks after the community lost five teenagers in a car...
Council leader’s contract extended
Council leader’s contract extended
Stuart Duncan has been reappointed as Waimate District Council chief executive for another two years.
Quad bike was 'not fit for use' before fatal farm accident
Quad bike was 'not fit for use' before fatal farm accident
Two businesses have been sentenced in the Timaru District Court after a woman was crushed to death in a workplace incident when her quad bike rolled.
Timaru car crash: Driver out of hospital, funerals continue
Timaru car crash: Driver out of hospital, funerals continue
The sole survivor of a crash that claimed the lives of five Timaru teenagers has been discharged from hospital.
Chch stabbings: Owners 'devastated', police seek party footage
Chch stabbings: Owners 'devastated', police seek party footage
The owners of a Christchurch holiday home where 16-year-old Zion Purukamu was fatally stabbed and two other teenagers hospitalised during a party say they are "devastated".
How a small town's nightmare unfolded
Timaru crash - how a small town's nightmare unfolded
Five teenagers were killed in a car crash outside Timaru last Saturday night, a crash that only the young driver survived. NZ Herald senior journalists Kurt Bayer and Anna Leask report from a shattered community.
A century on, killing unsolved
A century on, killing unsolved
Twenty-first century technology has been used in an effort to solve the murder of a South Island policeman 100 years ago.
Tears and tributes as Timaru teens remembered
Tears and tributes as Timaru teens remembered
Tears flowed, tributes were read and promises were made in a packed Timaru church to remember five teenagers killed in last weekend's crash and support their grieving families.
Efforts to solve historic Timaru murder unsuccessful
Efforts to solve historic Timaru murder unsuccessful
Recent efforts to solve the murder 100 years ago of a Timaru police officer have been unable to close the file.