Trampers head to Nepal
A group of South Canterbury trampers are heading to Nepal to follow in the giant footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary.'No-one to blame' for death
Both police and the Department of Labour concluded no-one was responsible for the death of a young volunteer who fell off the back of a ute at Levels Raceway.
PM to get behind water strategies
The Government plans to give water storage and irrigation projects a shot in the arm, and later this year will reduce regulatory "roadblocks" constraining the sector in Canterbury.
Motueka or bust - a family ambition
It's been a choppy ride but the journey is nearly over for father and daughter kayaking duo Max and Melanie Grant, who are attempting to circumnavigate the South Island.
Speed radar 'drones' not used in SC
Newly revealed drone radar units – used to activate radar detectors in cars – have been used "on the quiet" for three years, though are not thought to have appeared in South Canterbury.
Motueka or bust - a family ambition
It's been a choppy ride but the journey is nearly over for father and daughter kayaking duo Max and Melanie Grant, who are attempting to circumnavigate the South Island.
Hospice festival thumbs-up
The South Canterbury Hospice Wine and Food Festival's new venue and quality of food safety have passed with flying colours.
Trampers head to Nepal
Police chase in South Canterbury
Phar Lap inspires filly purchase
Phar Lap's legend looks set to live on, after a celebration syndicate bought a filly it intends to name in his honour.
Classic cars still have that racy feeling
Classic car drivers may see their machines as their pride and joy, but when it comes to race time, it's every driver for themselves.
Timaru rowers haul in the medals
Renowned karate master to visit
Leaner golf pro mixes with legends
Slimmed-down Timaru professional Mark Sandri is set to rub shoulders with the elder statesmen of Australasian golf.
Mixed day for New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar was mixed today and investors digested conflicting reports about the likelihood of a bailout for Greece's finances.
Kiwis turn to credit to pay bills
Almost a third of New Zealanders expect to use their credit card to pay for unaffordable expenses in the coming months, according to a new survey.
Share-based funds best performers
FMG to hire more staff
Sales up for Postie Plus
Postie Plus Group Ltd said sales increased by 9.25 percent in the six months ended January 31, 2010 compared to the same period last year.
Sponsored links
24 hours: David Armstrong
David Armstrong is the principal of Timaru's Sacred Heart School, a position he's held for just over a year.
Our weekend warriors
New Zealand soldiers play a key role on the international stage. For many, it all begins with territorial training in their home towns.
Ski journey to the pole
24 hours: Johnny Hepburn
On the trail again
We had the bike shorts, we had the water bottles and the scroggin, we even had a support crew. Finely honed machines we were – well, to be honest that was the bikes.
Mystery patient treated in Haiti
Doctors in Haiti are treating a man said to have had been trapped for 28 days - but he may have been provided food and water during his reported ordeal.
Mum guilty of murdering 'bipolar' girl
A US woman has been convicted of second-degree murder over the 2006 death of her four-year-old daughter from an overdose of powerful psychotropic drugs.
Sri Lanka parliament dissolved
Avalanches kill at least 28
Cuban woman has 125th birthday
Relatives in eastern Cuba claim to have held a 125th birthday party for a woman named Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, but it is not clear if she is really that old.
NZ Govt must send in a ship
After rammings and one sinking of anti-whaling protest ships in the Southern Ocean, it is difficult to see how the New Zealand Government can continue to take a Pontius Pilate approach to what is happening on the frontline of the whaling war.
Timaru's Mr Courageous
Stand up and take a bow John Norton.
Waitangi Day stock take
When mud sticks
John Key's tax juggling act
Prime Minister John Key likely woke up today with fewer friends in the property industry than he had yesterday, but his reform of the tax system will have many feeling relieved.
