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Karen's fighting destiny

Sky diving next on bucket list

Courageous Timaru woman Karen Leatham is defying the odds after she was given eight months to live, two years ago.
Karen Leatham

Crash charges laid

A 40-year-old man has been charged today in relation to a crash that killed Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard.

SCF accused named

Timaru lawyer Ed Sullivan and retired accountant Bob White have been revealed as two of the South Canterbury Finance five facing charges.

Stallions wow crowd

If it was entertainment that onlookers wanted at the SBS Event Centre on Saturday, then they were in the right place.

Shot gull survives for months

A red-billed gull, shot at least six months ago with a crossbow bolt, is still carrying the evidence.

Japanese shrimp in Bluff Harbour

Skeleton-like shrimp have invaded Bluff Harbour and will spread through other Southland harbours.

Wage rise helps - but barely

Single mother Susan Lester is thankful for small mercies after the announcement of the rise in the minimum wage.

GPs seek smokers' history

South Canterbury GPs are calling on patients to provide their smoking history as part of a Government health target to help smokers quit.

Spanish horses return for dance

Truck and trailer goes missing

Iain Bamber

Life to heat up for TV 'foodie'

Iain Bamber can finally reveal a secret he's been holding on to for months – he is a contestant on this season's MasterChef New Zealand.

Celtic easily win Tweedy Cup

Celtic have claimed the Tweedy Cup senior two-day cricket competition with a dominant second day, set up by their captain Craig Davies.

Classy Townley dominant

Former world champion Ben Townley proved in irresistible form as he took out the first round of the New Zealand Motocross Championships.

Celtic gain control

Top players aim for world slot

Paddon

Weather catches out Paddon

Getting stuck in a snow bank for almost eight minutes cost Hayden Paddon any chance of a win in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

Best farmland 'already gone'

cow The best of New Zealand's farmland has been cherry-picked by cash-rich foreign buyers, opponents of overseas ownership claim.

'Mondayising' could cost $200m

The Department of Labour opposes "Mondayising" Waitangi and Anzac days because of an estimated $200 million drag on the economy, PM says.

Action launched over Feltex statement

Riots as Greece approves austerity

westpac bank

ANZ, Westpac can bank on brand

ANZ Bank and Westpac own two of the most valuable banking brands in the world, according to a report released this month.

Riots as Greece approves austerity

Greece austerity riots Greek parliament approves austerity bill to secure a second international bailout amid the country's worst riots in years.

Santorum takes aim at Romney

A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack.

Bombing of Homs resumes

Woman sets herself on fire in Moscow

Kosovo avalanche rescue

Girl survives avalanche

Five-year-old girl pulled alive from a house flattened by an avalanche that killed her family.

Adele's rolling in the gold

Adele Adele, emerged as the top winner at today's Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.

Seven Baftas for The Artist

Black-and-white turned to gold as silent movie The Artist won seven Bafta awards including best film.

Live coverage: Grammy Awards

Baby Blue Ivy makes debut

Whitney Houston

Houston found in bathtub - coroner

Coroner confirms Whitney Houston was found in a hotel bathtub but it will take weeks to determine precisely how she died.

BORN for THE SKIES

Russell Gutschlag learned to fly in a Tiger Moth, was only the fourth person in New Zealand to gain his helicopter rating, and these days spends three days a week flying tourists around the Mackenzie Country.

Silence is golden for Sam

Sam Wills has carved a career out of saying very little.

Depression battle

Lighting up South Canterbury

keastrap

The great outdoors

The Herald's chief photographer John Bisset has never been one to shy away from a new experience, but his latest left him breathless – in more ways than one.

Editorial: Let's keep our secrets

Has Auckland become too big? It's a fair question, although I'm not sure we want to delve into it too deeply.

Editorial: Yes you can, no you can't

If Prime Minister John Key was invited to host a radio talkback show for an hour today, do you think he'd do it?

Editorial: Is this just a con job?

Editorial: Time to play together

Costa Concordia cruise ship

Seconds to terror

Imagine how quickly the pleasure and enjoyment turned to sheer terror.

Attitude

Matthew's next blog

January brought with it a new year, and a ton of new opportunities and experiences.

Attitude

Audience rise to texting song

He didn't win the main prize, but Temuka student Hemi Anglem won the hearts of the audience.

Mackenzie

Bike tours launched

Interest is already building in the Alps to Ocean cycle trail, just weeks after the first sections were opened.

Attitude

Festive adventure

Temuka's Matthew Drummond shares his Christmas experience in Norway with Attitude readers.

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