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    Ben Dempsey was assessed as an above-average risk of committing more sex crimes. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

    Strict release conditions for flasher who aimed gun at cop

    A Waimate man who flashed some children then took police on a high-speed chase before aiming a rifle at them has been released from prison.

    Unvaxxed Timaru chiropractor fined for breaches

    Stock photo: Getty

    Unvaccinated Timaru chiropractor fined for Covid breaches

    A Timaru chiropractor has been fined $12,000 for breaching Covid-19 health orders by seeing patients in person without being vaccinated.

    Cyclist critical after Timaru crash

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    Cyclist critical after Timaru crash

    A cyclist is in a critical condition after being involved in a crash with a car in Timaru this afternoon.

    Plant site plan panned

    Plant site plan panned

    South Island Resource Recovery Limited (SIRRL) is promising an Earth it cannot deliver, Why Waste Waimate committee member Robert Ireland says.

    Memorial mural has family link for artist

    Admiring the mural on a wall outside the Waimate Town & Country Club are (from left) club...

    Memorial mural has family link for artist

    Waimate artist Bill Scott has always felt a deep connection with war.

    Driver of milk tanker dies in South Canterbury crash

    Driver of milk tanker dies in South Canterbury crash

    The driver of a milk tanker died in a crash in South Canterbury yesterday.

    Truck driver taken to hospital after crash near Twizel

    Photo: Supplied

    Truck driver taken to hospital after crash near Twizel

    A truck driver was taken to Timaru Hospital in moderate condition after a trailer rolled near Twizel this morning.

    Dad struggles to find sympathy for guilty driver

    Stephen Drummond, father of Javarney Drummond, one of five teenage boys who died in a crash in...

    'Not going to bring my son back': Families react after guilty plea in Timaru crash

    The father of a teenager killed in a horrific crash that also claimed four other young lives is struggling to find any sympathy for the sole survivor who pleaded guilty to five charges of dangerous driving causing death.

    Guilty plea over crash that killed Timaru teens

    Tyreese Fleming, the driver of the car that crashed and killed five Timaru teenagers. Photo:...

    Guilty plea over crash that killed five Timaru teens

    The sole survivor of a horrific car crash that killed five Timaru teenagers has today pleaded guilty to five charges of dangerous driving causing death.

    White Horse area’s do-up takes shape

    Waimate2gether’s project to restore the White Horse monument area —including the construction of...

    White Horse area’s do-up takes shape

    An end is in sight for the team breathing new life into Waimate’s White Horse monument.

    Timaru man killed in workplace incident named

    Timaru man killed in workplace incident named

    Police have released the name of the man who died in a workplace incident in South Canterbury on Friday.

    Ohau community wins award for fire plan

    PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Ohau community wins award for fire plan

    The Lake Ohau community has been recognised for its efforts in fire preparedness.

    Person 'critically hurt' in Timaru crash

    Person 'critically hurt' in Timaru crash

    A person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on State Highway 1 in Timaru.

    One killed in Temuka crash

    Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has $2.189 billion at his disposal this year, including a small...

    One killed in Temuka crash

    Police have confirmed one person has died in a crash in Temuka.

    Flight to Timaru, airport new locations of interest

    Photo: File image

    Flight to Timaru, airport new locations of interest

    The Ministry of Health has included a flight from Wellington and the Timaru Airport as new Covid locations of interest.

    Southern Bottlenose whale stranded on Timaru beach dies

    Project Jonah volunteers, in coordination with Doc, rushed to try and keep the whale alive. Photo...

    Southern Bottlenose whale stranded on Timaru beach dies

    A Southern Bottlenose whale has died after becoming stranded on a beach in Timaru.

    Female firefighting crew scores a historic first

    The St Andrews Volunteer Fire Brigade had its first all-female crew attend a callout at the end...

    Female firefighting crew scores a historic first

    When four St Andrews firefighters were riding in their truck towards an emergency, it took them 10 minutes to realise they were making history.

    Family comforted dad died doing what he loved

    Robert John Martin (second left) with his family (from left), James, Sheena-Jayne, Anna and Scott...

    Family comforted dad died doing what he loved

    For Robert John Martin, home was in the sky.

    One critically injured after boating incident at Lake Benmore

    Lake Benmore. Photo: ODT files

    One critically injured after boating incident at Lake Benmore

    A man has been transported by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a boat hit a tree at Lake Benmore.

    Glider crash claims pilot’s life

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Glider crash claims pilot’s life

    A man died in a glider crash on Mt St Cuthbert, near Omarama, yesterday afternoon.
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