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Living to see five generations

Great-great-grandmother

On a table in Rita Webster's Oamaru apartment stands a photo of five women, each representing a different generation.
rita

SC child abuse escalates

Almost 370 child abuse cases were confirmed by Child, Youth and Family in South Canterbury last year.

Cat Killer 'more bad than mad'

It is too soon to say Timaru is nursing a potential serial killer, a psychology professor says.

Better weather forecast

Thursday night's short, sharp squall has not spelt the end of summer in South Canterbury.

Fill-in courthouse for Oamaru

A backup venue for court sessions in Oamaru appears to have been found.

Mental health services improve

A review of South Canterbury District Health Board's mental health services shows it has significantly improved

Beaten pit bull put down

A Timaru labourer has been found guilty of attacking a pit bull so viciously it had to be destroyed.

Tobacco sellers pass test

A tobacco sting across South Canterbury yesterday has had pleasing results for smokefree enforcement officers.

Care row goes to court

Geese cull success

MRI scanner

Fund boosts MRI scanner appeal

Timaru's MRI scanner appeal is continuing to race towards its $2.7million target.

Twenty20 could still be a hit

The South Canterbury senior Twenty20 cricket competition's move to Friday night could still be a success

Timaru outrun, run out by Celtic

Celtic ran Timaru off their feet, while Timaru just ran themselves out.

Strong field for Temuka

Timaru face in-form Celtics

Glenn

Sprinklers butt in

Timaru captain Hayden Butler said "it is a shame we have to talk about sprinklers" after his team's 60-run loss.

French connection charms

Cruise ship Quake damage at Lyttelton has redirected about 80 cruise ships to Akaroa this summer. Although not exactly an ideal port, it has kept valuable tourists coming into Canterbury.

Crafar buyer eyes more Kiwi land

The Chinese investor behind a successful bid for the Crafar farms has another purchase already lined up.

Bollard's job could be up for grabs

Les Mills an international success

Cloud computing

Shooting the clouds

William Mace investigates what the closure of Megaupload.com means for those working in the cloud.

Syria violence kills 37

Syria Protest Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family.

Taliban willing to compromise

Senior Afghan peace negotiators believe the Taliban are willing to significantly soften past hardline ideologies, with its leaders already laying the ground for possible peace talks in the Gulf state of Qatar.

Costa to offer €11,000 to passengers

Bomb attack in Baghdad kills 24

Julia Gillard

Aus Day protesters tipped off

An Australian Prime Ministerial staffer has been linked to yesterday's ugly protest incident in Canberra, forcing his resignation.

Media couple wed

Mike Hosking, Kate Hawkesby Auckland-based media celebrities Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby have tied the knot.

Here we go again

Mamma Mia, here they go again.

Brooke Mueller stays in rehab

The Office spinoff planned

Seal

Seal 'extremely emotional'

Seal feels wrecked with emotions in the midst of his separation from Heidi Klum.

Depression battle

Guthrie Noel Guthrie talks about his decades-long battle with depression.

Lighting up South Canterbury

Christmas lights are bringing a festive touch to South Canterbury communities.

Taking on the top job

Batting away defeat

Sam

Silence is golden for Sam

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

New world is coming

Apple logo Apple is now the largest company in the world.

Editorial: High noon stand-off

IT'S the kind of stoush that could only really happen in a small, isolated community.

Editorial: Tick, tock on smoking ban

Editorial: Share the limelight?

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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