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Stallions to strut their stuff

'A bit more fun than the serious dressage'

Dancing Spanish horses will perform tricks of their trade when the travelling El Caballo Blanco show opens.
Rene Gasser

Reward put on head

Timaru District Council is offering a $1000 reward in a bid to catch the culprit who vandalised a statue.

Robots and heroes take to sky

Planes, robots and birds are among the items still drying off following this year's Birdman Competition in Oamaru.

Man used knife as threat

A Timaru man is alleged to have used a knife to hold up two people and then assaulted a woman and a 2-year-old child.

A healthy pruning

Week one: I was focused more on learning about health and although I didn't stress about what I was eating.

Salmon fisheries' good business

Business is booming for salmon fisheries in the upper Waitaki area.

Debbie slider
Mum on right track

Debbie Clough has made history by becoming the first woman to drive the AB699 locomotive.

Sam
Silence is golden for Sam

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

Charlie Durham
One man's challenge

Two freak accidents have cost Charlie Durham both his legs.

'Business as usual' at NZDL

New Zealand Dairies (NZDL) is not in financial crisis, chief executive Aidan Johnstone says.

Island life for police officer

It's a world away from the white horse, but the white sands are calling a Waimate police officer.

A beautiful legacy to benefit trust

Close-up look at foxing

robbie burns

Reward put on head

Timaru District Council is offering a $1000 reward in a bid to catch the culprit who vandalised a statue.

Road trip celebrates cup win

The Great Rugby Road Trip, including the Webb Ellis Cup, is coming to South Canterbury on Monday, April 2.

Speedskaters bag lots of gold and silver

South Canterbury speedskaters came away from the New Zealand Bank Track Championships in Blenheim with a haul of medals.

Seymour up for challenge

Waimate rider wins dressage

Hayden Paddon and John Kennard

Paddon set for Sweden rally

Hayden Paddon's preparation for his first outing in a Super World Rally Championship car in Sweden are on track.

Kiwis happier over their finances

wallet New Zealanders are on balance more optimistic about their personal finances than they were last year, but confidence appears well down on 2010.

More investors claim tax losses

A Wellington tax adviser is gathering claims from former Hanover investors in a bid to pressure the IRD into awarding further tax losses.

Lower margins, high kiwi hit exporter

Computer update costs 'seem inflated'

Sir John Buchanan

Accolade for Sir John

The Kiwi-born businessman described as "the best connected man in the City of London", who was knighted last month, has won another accolade.

Evacuees wait to return home

Flooding in Queensland St George evacuees may have to wait until next week before they can return to their homes in the southern Queensland town.

Mutiny in the Maldives

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after three weeks of opposition-led protests boiled over into a police mutiny.

Workers missing in flooded tunnel

Iran shrugs off latest US sanctions

MEET-UP: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Damascus.

Russia in Syrian 'reform' talks

Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has presented reform plans to help end the bloodshed in Syria - despite his forces continuing to bombard the city of Homs.

Henry's dig at new Aussie gig

Paul Henry is up to his old antics, but this time his sarcasm is aimed at his new Australian employers.

Uggie's mysterious illness

Uggie the dog, who attracted a global following for his role The Artist, is set to retire.

Chris Brown gets Grammys gig

It's official: Hayley's gettin' hitched

Lana Del Rey

Del Ray faces the music

After months as the reigning hipster queen, Lana Del Ray has released her debut album.

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: Cars vs bikes, who's right?

Cars vs cyclists, cyclists vs cars ... we'll all have an opinion.

Editorial: It's all about appearances

WHEN you're an elected representative or public servant, appearances count.

Editorial: Why all the objections?

Editorial: Come on, be brave

Costa Concordia cruise ship

Seconds to terror

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

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.

Waimate

New tracks for Waimate park

The Waimate Trackways Group is to start building cycling and walking tracks at Knottingley Park.

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