Star South Canterbury

Fashion designer and arts patron Murray Crane: What do men want to wear?

Murray Crane would wear suits he bought from Christchurch op shops to mufti-days at Geraldine High. Now the fashion designer is marking 25 years of the Crane Brothers label.

Redeveloped Fraser Park finally opens

Fraser Park finally open after multi-million dollar redevelopment

After three seasons and more than $8 million, South Canterbury Rugby is finally back home.

More heavy rain to come

More heavy rain to come for parts of South Island

Snow has been falling on some roads as the lower South Island braces for more heavy rain over the next couple of days.

Power restored after helicopter severs lines

Power restored after helicopter severs lines

Power has been restored to Canterbury centres Tekapo and Albury, after an unplanned power outage left thousands of households in the dark overnight.

More than 600 jobs could be cut at meatworks

Workers listen to the proposal to close the plant. Photo: Supplied

Canterbury meatworks set to cut hundreds of jobs

More than 600 staff could lose their jobs under a plan to close down a Timaru meatworks.

SH1 closed after logging truck crash

State Highway 1 was closed near Timaru on Wednesday after a logging truck tipped over.

Man sent 12yo graphic messages

Man who sent penis photo to 12yo girl not registered as child sex offender

An Oamaru man who sent a photo of his penis to a 12-year-old via social media has told a court she "turned him on" but claims he is not attracted to children.

Miller joins Hall of Fame

Jorja Miller is all smiles after being inducted into Timaru’s Hall of Fame. PHOTO: CONNOR HALEY

Miller joins Hall of Fame

The Timaru district has inducted its youngest member into the local Hall of Fame.

New Fonterra plant to create jobs

Fonterra is about to turn over the first sod for a new $75 million high value protein plant at...

New Fonterra plant promises to create jobs for locals

Work is due to start this month on Fonterra’s $75 million protein development plant at its Studholme site near Waimate.

Police car involved in crash on State Highway 1

The cause of a two-vehicle crash involving a police car on State Highway 1 in Canterbury is being investigated.

Rare endangered mudfish discovered on farm

Rare endangered mudfish discovered in Canterbury farm's irrigation spring

More than 70 critically threatened Canterbury freshwater mudfish have been found living in an irrigation spring on a farm near Timaru.

Man killed in SH1 crash named

65-year-old killed in SH1 crash named

Police have released the name of the man who died in a crash on State Highway 1 on Wednesday morning.

Dashcam footage of fatal collision sought

Police seek dashcam footage of fatal collision between truck and car on SH1

Police investigating the fatal collision between a truck and car in the Waimate district yesterday want anyone who witnessed the crash or has footage of it to come forward.

'True legend' wildfire specialist dies

Fire and Emergency New Zealand wildfire specialist Graeme Still briefs media in Twizel during the...

Death of 'legend' wildfire specialist 'a great shock'

Fire and Emergency NZ is mourning national wildfire specialist Graeme Still who died suddenly on Wednesday.

One dead after crash on SH1

State Highway 1 has reopened north of Oamaru after a crash that killed one person near Makikihi this morning.

Norman Kirk's Tongan tapa cloth unveiled

The intricate patterns of the tapa cloth, which Sesi Mausia says could be older than 50 years....

Norman Kirk's Tongan tapa cloth unveiled on 50th anniversary of his funeral

A Tongan tapa cloth presented to former prime minister Norman Kirk has come out of storage and been put on display.

Parents of bashed student claim migrant exploitation

Parents of bashed student claim migrant exploitation

An Ashburton family whose son is still recovering after being attacked at school say they are also dealing with having been exploited as migrants to New Zealand.