Hospital staff join strike
Timaru Hospital administration staff have joined South Island-wide industrial action in an hour-long strike with notice of another strike on Monday.SC gets $14m energy centre
By STU PIDDINGTON - The Timaru Herald
Construction of the first stage of a $14 million steam energy centre should begin in Washdyke by July 2010.
Beleaguered mill attracts buyers
By KATARINA FILIPE - The Timaru Herald
A Waimate sawmill in receivership has fetched more than 20 expressions of interest since it was put up for sale.
Washdyke problems sorted - developer
By FLEUR COGLE - The Timaru Herald
A Timaru developer is reasonably confident the threat of liquidation will not stop a commercial project going ahead in Washdyke.
Expedition contends with wild, icy winds
By RHONDA MARKBY - The Timaru Herald
It sounded like a freight train coming, but it was the Antarctic wind arriving to wreck Kylie Wakelin's tent.
Temporary visa - no guarantee
About 30 per cent of those arriving in New Zealand on temporary work permits end up gaining permanent residency within five years.
Artist judge takes his hat off to entrants
South Canterbury topography has long inspired Ross Hemera's art, now he will judge what it has inspired in others.
Flood capacity survey on creek completed
Pipeline should ease flooding fears
SC riders 'up there'
South Canterbury horse riders are proving they're up there with the best after some great results at the Canterbury Royal Show.
Oamaru to host Golden Oldies festival
"Huse full" signs are expected to be out in force throughout Oamaru during the forthcoming Rugby World Cup.
Waimate teenager rides to glory
Athletes track towards Timaru
Saloon champ seeking title
The "champion of champions" at Woodford Glen now wants to be known as the national saloon car champion.
Code a chance 'to get it right'
Financial advisers have been portrayed as both collaborators and fall guys in the finance company collapses. Will the code of conduct will make a difference.
Certification for financial advisers welcome
The Institute of Financial Advisers says the push to have financial advisers certified will bring others up to the standards that it has long required.
Griffin's moves biscuits to Fiji
Family tells of Bridgecorp devastation
Agria takes cornerstone share
PGG Wrightson's $180.7 million capital raising will see upstart Chinese firm Agria Corp take over the top cornerstone position with a 19 percent stake, pushing ahead of traditional large stake holders.
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From Timaru boy to top brass
Chief of army Rhys Jones is seven months into the job. The former Timaru boy talks to feature writer Claire Allison.
A long, slow road trip the way to go
It's the journey, not the destination that counts, I've decided after a long, slow road trip from Sydney to Melbourne.
Backing them up
Travel: A world of ice
24 hours in the life of Jo Goodhew
Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew was appointed National Junior Whip in June. She talks about a day on the job.
Floods devastate UK
A police officer has been swept to his death as raging floods engulfed
northern England's picturesque Lake District following the heaviest
rainfall ever recorded in Britain.
Bushfires roar in New South Wales
Up to 100 fires are burning across New South Wales as a large swathe of the Australian state begins a day of total fire bans.
Drug resistant swine flu spreading
Sleepwalker found not guilty of wife's death
Obama billboard stirs debate
A billboard showing US President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.
Fonterra's good vibrations
It wasn't exactly Woodstock, but there were definitely a lot of good vibes doing the rounds at Fonterra's annual meeting in Ashburton this week.
A tale of two authors
It's a delightfully bookish coincidence. In the week that a movie based on the latest literary phenomenon to sweep through the ranks of our pre-teens and teens is set to hit our screens, we learn something astounding about the author many of the parents of the current generation of teens grew up with.
Cup of tea time for ETS
Party shows it has some teeth
A weighty call to action
Just what police will achieve in the fight against alcohol-related crime when they mount a massive two-day trans-Tasman operation next month remains to be seen.
