Emergency education
Emergency education
South Canterbury emergency services are changing how students experience the effects of a car crash.
Name change shows growth
Name change shows growth
The growing and diverse Timaru Pasifika community is set to be celebrated this weekend.
Water delivery set to stay under local control
Water delivery set to stay under local control
The Waimate District Council’s plan for the future of water services in the district has been approved.
Putting presents under the tree
Putting presents under the tree
The Waimate Christmas Child initiative is in its ninth year, and the aim is unwavering — to ensure no child misses out on waking up to presents on Christmas morning.
Seeing rare pink grasshopper ‘so exciting’
Seeing rare pink grasshopper ‘so exciting’
Department of Conservation ranger Jen Schori could not believe her eyes during an annual grasshopper survey near Lake Tekapo/Takapō in the Mackenzie Basin.
'Exceptionally rare' pink grasshopper found in Mackenzie Basin
'Exceptionally rare' pink grasshopper found in Mackenzie Basin
An ordinary annual insect survey has uncovered an extraordinary grasshopper.
Three injured in crash near Twizel
Three injured in crash near Twizel
Three people are injured after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 8, south of Twizel.
Damaging hailstorms hammer parts of Canterbury
Damaging hailstorms hammer parts of Canterbury
Hailstorms have lashed parts of Canterbury this afternoon, damaging cars destroying glasshouses and "shredding" gardens.
Trio found guilty of South Canterbury man's murder
Trio found guilty of South Canterbury man Anaru Moana's murder
A jury has found three men guilty of murdering South Canterbury man Anaru Moana.
Building Christmas spirit
Building Christmas spirit
When Rosie Scott showed her husband Jim a wooden Christmas tree she was planning to buy from Facebook Marketplace, he said he could make it himself.
Change funding Christmas dinner
Change funding Christmas dinner
"Keep the change" donations from the Farmers carpark in Sophia St are set to provide Christmas dinner for up to 300 Timaruvians this year.
Community rallying for Indie
Community rallying for Indie
Friends and family are rallying around a Timaru family hoping to raise enough money to take their 3-year-old daughter to the United States for cancer treatment.
Sausage snags silver at awards
Sausage snags silver at awards
The butchery team at New World Timaru have snagged another top award at at the Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.
Market back for second year
Market back for second year
Santa’s elves will be back selling their wares at Caroline Bay later this month.
More ‘intimate’ approach to tour
More ‘intimate’ approach to tour
A New Zealand music icon has embarked on a nationwide tour and is set to drop anchor in Timaru for a performance next week.
Open mic night to host laureate
Open mic night to host laureate
New Zealand’s new Poet Laureate will be taking to the stage in Timaru for the first time when he performs as the guest poet at the South Canterbury Live Poets Open Mic Night on Sunday.
‘Profound honour’ for Youth MP
‘Profound honour’ for Youth MP
Not every high school student can say they have dined with the Prime Minister, but for 17-year-old Maevi Fleming it was a memorable time.
Strong turnout for Halloween event
Strong turnout for Halloween event
Ghouls, witches and pirates had a sweet time in Fairlie on Saturday.
Sightings of rare bird sought
Sightings of rare bird sought
A call has gone out to locals in the Mackenzie basin to help spot kakī/black stilts, one of New Zealand’s rarest native birds, and record any sightings.
‘Ethereal’ atmosphere goal for candle-lit show
‘Ethereal’ atmosphere goal for candle-lit show
The enchanting tone of the pipe organ is set to echo through a candle-lit St Mary’s Anglican Church next weekend.