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‘Clearly preventable’: Company, director sentenced over timber yard death

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‘Clearly preventable’: Company, director sentenced over timber yard death

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A Timaru timber company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $450,000 in fines and reparations over the death of a 23-year-old worker. Point...See the Story

Workshop will go vinyl

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Taking the time to appreciate the records for sale at the Crow’s Nest before they are upcycled into works of art these school holidays are (from left) Alice Brice, Marlene Medhurst, and Chris Konings. PHOTO: SHELLEY INON A workshop this school holidays is offering participants the chance to compete — or simply complete.Oceania · Timaru Read Article

Ageing trucks frustrate firefighters

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Washdyke’s main fire engine is towed away after breaking down. PHOTO: NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION An ageing fleet and a series of mechanical problems has Timaru firefighters feeling like they are quite literally playing with fire when attending a call.Oceania · Timaru Read Article

Marnco digs in for long haul in NZ

Reading Time: 2 minutes With a tumultuous first year behind the company, Marnco Fertiliser’s founder Mark Been is feeling upbeat about the new farming year’s prospects, and his firm’s foothold in the New Zealand market. The Australian company kicked off confidently into New Zealand with its first shipload of superphosphate and DAP arriving in Timaru last April, only to have to lawyer up to defend against claims about the super’s validity. Fert…Timaru · Timaru Read Article

Celebrating a ‘Good Sort’

Carousel: Previous Next Eighty-year-old Police volunteer Graham Dellow lost his arm and ear to cancer, but he’s never lost his drive to help others. For 18 years, Graham has been volunteering at Timaru Police station cleaning cars, but Police's Timaru team agree he does a lot more than that. No matter the weather, Graham turns up at the station around three times a week. He washes the cars, does odd jobs and shares a joke or two with staff as …Cancer · Timaru Read Article

Victim named from fatal Timaru crash

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The crash blocked Evans St, State Highway 1, in Timaru, for several hours. Photo: NZTA Police have named the person who died following a crash on State Highway 1 in Timaru.Timaru · Timaru Read Article

NZ's Best-Tasting Tap Water Revealed

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Timaru District Council has won the title of best-tasting tap water in New Zealand. Each New Zealand municipal water supplier was invited to submit a sample...Timaru · Timaru See the Story

Proposed zoning detrimental: rector

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Timaru Boys’ High School could become the next South Canterbury school to be zoned. PHOTO: CONNOR HALEY Timaru Boys’ High School rector Dave Thorp believes a proposed zoning restriction could have a drastic impact on the school’s future.Timaru · Timaru Read Article

Final funding push for Broadway experience

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Students from Ella Thomas Vocal Studio model hats at the Timaru Festival of Roses, as part of their two-year long fundraising efforts. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Local singing students are making one final push to get to Broadway.Timaru · Timaru Read Article

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