A trial, an out-of-control party and developments at an iconic Timaru bakery were the most clicked-on stories on www.timaruherald.co.nz last week.

South Canterbury's brilliant results at the New Zealand Highland Pipe Band Championships provided something uplifting in our top 6 list.

 

1. Timaru girl tells of gang rape

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/8381077

A young girl has described in the High Court of Timaru of being gang-raped by five men when she was 15.

 

2. Police pelted with bottles

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/8376542

Police carrying riot gear attended yet another out-of-control Timaru party at the weekend where officers were pelted with bottles.

 

3. Pain and gain at bakery

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/8391906

The iconic Timaru bakery May's is letting six staff go. However, up to 40 jobs could be on offer when the company builds a multimillion-dollar bakery this year.

 

4. Gamekeeper to pay $25,000

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/8386361

A gamekeeper has been ordered to pay $25,000 to his former South Canterbury gamepark employer after his unsuccessful claim to the Employment Relations Authority.

 

5. Sexual contact initiated by girl, defence lawyer argues

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/8391934

The lawyer for a man on trial for raping a 15-year-old girl in Timaru has claimed the girl "danced provocatively" and initiated sex with the accused.

 

6. Victory for very special band

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/8376543

The South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band has emerged victorious in their grade from the New Zealand and South Pacific Pipe Band Championship.

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