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.
Takeover of Horizon stalls
The Eastern Bay Energy Trust says it is not going ahead with its takeover offer for NZX-listed Horizon Energy Distribution, while it seeks a legal decision on whether trustees can acquire further shares in Horizon.
Stats NZ: January spending flat
Retail spending in January was flat but overall spending during the month was driven up by an increase in fuel prices, according to electronic spending data released today.
Palmer's $60b coal deal shafted?
NZ sharemarket follows US gains
'There's a lot of coal at Stockton'
Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder says its Stockton mine which was expected to produce coal for 3-5 years when he first became boss, now "very possibly" had a 20 year-plus extended lifetime.
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.
Avalanches kill at least 28
At least 28 people died and hundreds were trapped through the night in freezing cold and darkness after avalanches closed a mountain highway tunnel in Afghanistan.
UN slams Haitian hospitals for charging
The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine beginning immediately to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging patients.
Canadian air commander in murder probe
Waterboarding used on girl, 4
Iran accelerates nuke programme
Iran has begun enriching uranium to a higher level in defiance of world powers.
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.
