Timaru triple-murderer's date for appeal set
Timaru triple-murderer's date for appeal set
Triple-murderer Lauren Dickason's appeal against her conviction for killing her three daughters in Timaru will be heard in February.
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Coaching creating confident goalies
Coaching creating confident goalies
A completely free and volunteer-run training school is aiming to ensure the future of South Canterbury football is in safe hands.
Weekend planner
Weekend planner
What's on in South Canterbury this weekend.
Ukulele festival returns to Geraldine
Ukulele festival returns to Geraldine
After a three-year hiatus, Geraldine’s ukulele festival is back by popular demand.
Changing of the guard for Lions
Changing of the guard for Lions
The Timaru Host Lions Club has welcomed in a new president for the first time in three years.
Students step ‘out of comfort zone’
Students step ‘out of comfort zone’
Geraldine High School students are set to deliver nostalgia as they take Back to the 80’s to the stage.
Pupils to test rural skills against country’s best
Pupils to test rural skills against country’s best
A team of pupils from Beaconsfield School are set to pit their agricultural prowess against 20 other schools from around the country.
Apprentice baker fourth in pie competition
Apprentice baker fourth in pie competition
U-Bake apprentice Lianna McFarlane has placed fourth in the 2026 Apprentice Pie Maker competition.
‘Raiders of the Lost Archive’ to hit cinema
‘Raiders of the Lost Archive’ to hit cinema
Raiders of the Lost Archive will be presented at Geraldine Cinema for one night only.
First instalment of new series
First instalment of new series
Best-selling New Zealand children’s author James Russell has returned with his most ambitious work yet.
Investing in backbone of economy
Investing in backbone of economy
New Zealand’s farmers and growers are once again proving why they are the backbone of our economy.
Details missed out in lead-up to election
Details missed out in lead-up to election
James Meager can always be relied upon to write a reasoned article, careful to omit anything that is questionable regarding the legislation his government approves.
Kererū flies in for a feast of foliage
Kererū flies in for a feast of foliage
For a period of about three weeks, we had an unusual situation at our place.
Native plants wanted for Waimate Trail
Native plants wanted for Waimate Trail
The team behind The Waimate Trail are putting the call out for native plants.
Timaru boxers shine at South Island event
Timaru boxers shine at South Island event
It was another weekend to remember for the Timaru Boxing Association Gym, as several boxers claimed top prizes at the South Island Golden Gloves.
Good form continues at NZ champs
Good form continues at NZ champs
Over 600 players converged on Palmerston North over the last week for the New Zealand Indoor Bowls Championships.
Kindred clubs centenary celebrated
Kindred clubs centenary celebrated
Although the number of clubs has dwindled over the years, the Association of Kindred Clubs of New Zealand celebrated its 100th anniversary over the weekend of May 22-24.
Second body found in Lake Tekapo in less than a week
Second body found in Lake Tekapo in less than a week
The body of a man has been found in Lake Tekapo, the second in less than a week.
Waimate man lived in Chch motel for years to get dialysis
Waimate man lived in Chch motel for years to get dialysis
Finding your kidneys are failing and you need dialysis is confronting enough, but for Waimate man John Jensen, his burden was added to by having to live in a Christchurch motel for two and a half years to receive treatment.
‘Bright future’ hope for injured falcon
‘Bright future’ hope for injured falcon
An injured falcon picked up on the side of State Highway 8 near Lake Tekapo is recuperating in his new long-term home hundreds of kilometres away thanks to a relay team of drivers.