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More ‘intimate’ approach to tour

Andrew Fagan is bringing his new Passage of Time tour to Timaru next week. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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

New Zealand Poet Laureate Robert Sullivan will be the guest poet at the South Canterbury Live...

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

Youth Member of Parliament for Rangitata Maevi Fleming, right, with Rangitata MP James Meager,...

‘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

Co-organisers Erin Thomson and Tabitha Newport having a clucking good time at the fifth Fairlie...

Strong turnout for Halloween event

Ghouls, witches and pirates had a sweet time in Fairlie on Saturday.

Sightings of rare bird sought

Doc is asking locals in the Mackenzie basin to report kakī/black stilt sightings. PHOTOS: DOC

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

Christchurch Transitional Cathedral director of music John Linker will be performing a variety of...

‘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.

Original song feature of performance

Cee Bee Teatime’s Charlotte Talbot (middle, left) and the Waimataitai School Choir, under the...

Original song feature of performance

A special showcase of an original song is set to be the feature of an upcoming St Mary’s Anglican Church Lunchtime Concert Series performance next week.

87 kids taken fishing at Loch Cameron

Children and their families enjoy a day out fishing at the Loch Cameron Kids’ Salmon Fishing Day....

87 kids taken fishing at Loch Cameron

The Kids’ Salmon Fishing Day was held by Central South Island Fish & Game on Saturday at Loch Cameron, Twizel.

Water delivery plan accepted

Water delivery plan accepted

The Timaru District Council’s water services delivery plan has been formally accepted by the Secretary for Local Government, following a comprehensive assessment process by the Department of...

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Sawing effort turns up Murphy

Toko Mouth farmer Simon Davies with his dog Murphy, who he found in his kennel buried under a...

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Sawing effort turns up Murphy

A giant macrocarpa tree was no match for Murphy and the quick work of his owner, who thought the worst, but experienced the best.

'Potentially months' to clear Otago waterways

An ORC contractor removes trees from Lovells Stream, northwest of Balclutha, following the wild...

'Potentially months' to clear Otago waterways after October storm

Clearing fallen trees from waterways across Otago could potentially take months after damaging storms hammered the South late last month.

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‘Not true’ Santana has all land it needs

Rob van der Mark. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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‘Not true’ Santana has all land it needs

Stock exchange announcements by Santana Minerals saying it has bought all land needed for its proposed goldmine above Bendigo have been labelled as "simply not true" by a community group.

Principal ‘satisfied’ after long tenure

Southland Girls’ High School Yvonne Browning will leave the school at the end of the year to live...

Principal ‘satisfied’ after long tenure

Inspiring girls to leave school with qualifications that will help set them up for life has motivated principal Yvonne Browning throughout her career, she says.