New home industry shed needed
An 146-year-old A and P show is holding its first silent auction this weekend, to raise funds to replace a shed as old as the event.
Visitor numbers climb
The number of visitors to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park is on track to increase again in the year to January, despite part of the park's most popular day walk being washed out for several months.
City Hub strategy moves forward
A project manager has been appointed for Timaru's City Hub strategy.
No evidence presented in assault trial
An Ashburton man has been cleared of wrongdoing in an assault which left a 75-year-old man with a broken ankle.
Makeover for Caroline Bay
A $2million upgrade of playground facilities at Timaru's Caroline Bay is a step closer to reality.
'Biggest turn out in recent years'
Sunday's annual Hadlow to Harbour fun run attracted close to 1000 entrants - up 200 on last year's event.
'I will continue making connections'
Long-serving Timaru lawyer Quentin Hix has taken his seat as a District Court judge.
'This is not the last win'
Temuka's Village Post could be one of the luckiest Lotto stores in New Zealand after another win on the weekend - making it four wins in one month.
Douglas calls it a day
After 25 years of dedicated service to Federated Farmers and the farming community Bob Douglas is calling it a day.
A 'real opportunity' for Timaru to grow
Calls are being made for Timaru District Council to zone more land for affordable housing, as businessmen fear the district's growth could stagnate.
Rugby shakeup on cards
South Canterbury Rugby Union chief executive Craig Calder says he's welcoming a proposed "once in a generation" shake-up of the game.
Stem ambassadors wanted
Local professionals from Timaru are being sought to be a part of Wonder Project, a free programme for schools sponsored by Engineering New Zealand.
More whitebait protection needed, group says
A conservation advocacy group is calling for a licence requirement, catch limit and extensive data collection, and is warning the whitebait fishery is suffering the "death by one thousand cuts" of neglect.
Lotto fever hits
Close to 60,000 Lotto tickets have been sold in Timaru this month, but that number is expected to jump 25 per cent ahead of Saturday's $50 million Powerball draw.
Teenager's first solo flight
Sixteen-year-old Ava Venn competed her first solo flight and landed "perfectly".
Encouraging young people into golf
Budding young Temuka golfers have had the chance to hone their skills with a professional.
Cat burglar burgled
The shoe is on the other paw for Timaru's most notorious cat burglar.
Something fishy about proposed whitebait rules
OPINION: Simple tools used to manage almost all New Zealand's fisheries should be employed for whitebait.
Neologisms added to the mix
Opinion: A few years ago, I came across a new word that at the time gave me a great deal of pleasure.
More marine reserves needed
OPINION: We'll need something akin to the Paris agreement on climate action to save marine diversity.
When beanbags go balls-up
Opinion: Excuse me if this column proves to be a little incoherent but it's about 30 degrees Celsius outside and I'm hot and sweaty having just come in from vacuuming the lawn.
Encouraging young people into golf
Budding young Temuka golfers have had the chance to hone their skills with a professional.
Winning cyclists off to Cape Epic
Timaru's Amy Hollamby and Tim Rush, of Oamaru, will take on the brutal Cape Epic mountainbike race in South Africa.
Contestants in rush to race
Tim Rush wins races on his mountain bike in Waimate and Albury at the weekend.
Trophy find renews old rugby rivalry
The discovery of an old sports shield at a South Island meat processing plant has reignited a sporting fixture last held in 1986.
