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Pool opens 27 October
Those looking forward to a dip in the Norman Kirk Memorial Swimming Pool have only days to wait. The pool opens at 6:30am on Tuesday 27 October. Final preparations are underway, with our new lifeguards completing their training this week. The car park...
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Dead birds lead to wild goose case
A fowl sight is ruffling feathers along Saltwater Creek walkway. The discovery of a dead goose along the water’s edge on September 8, had a regular user of the walkway — Michelle Taylor — calling the exotic pest and disease hotline. “I was probably...
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Moa bones found on local beach
A remarkable natural world discovery has been made on a beach less than 20km south of Timaru. On Wednesday last week, South Canterbury Museum staff were informed of a potential moa bone discovery on a beach in the St Andrews area. South Canterbury...
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Welcoming Week celebrates diversity
The people and places that make the Timaru district a great place to call home have once again been celebrated with a week full of events and activities. Last week, the Timaru district took part in Welcoming Week, a national initiative that encourages...
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Pedalling to tackle cancer
A Timaru man is doing his part to tackle prostate cancer — one kilometre at a time. To fundraise for Blue September, monumental mason Les Jones will be cycling 739km this month — the number of men on average who die of prostate cancer in New Zealand...
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TBHS fields first rugby league side
History was made last week as Timaru Boys’ High School fielded its first rugby league side. TBHS First XIII went up against St Thomas of Canterbury College at School Park. Battling tough weather conditions, the new side went on to pick up a...
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Umpire reaches highest level
A South Canterburybased hockey umpire has reached the pinnacle of the position. Earlier this month Ben Grant was promoted to the FIH (International Hockey Federation) leading panel, the highest level in international umpiring. Grant said he began...
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Museum pack up begins
The moving boxes have started to fill at the South Canterbury Museum on Perth St as next year’s big shift draws nearer. Museum staff have begun packing up and and cataloguing the upstairs (mezzanine floor) exhibitions ahead of the scheduled move to...
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Shield sought to start season
South Canterbury’s senior women representative netball team is aiming to begin the season with silverware this weekend. In the first of three major tournaments in quick succession, the side will be looking to retain the Hanan Shield for the fourth...
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Game gives ‘sense of belonging’
A football programme in South Canterbury is proving that sport is a universal language. Football For All is a New Zealandwide community inclusion programme that helps tamariki and rangatahi take part in football by removing barriers that prevent...
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