Scarecrows are popping up in rural Timaru as a popular biennial competition takes place to coincide with the Barton Rural School fair. Read...

Residents near PrimePort Timaru say they are worried about the effect on their health of cement dust emanating from the port. Read...

Cycling fans on edge as snow forecast threatens to stop Twizel to Timaru cycling race going ahead for the first time. Read...

In a bid to nurture and strengthen Pasifika art across the country, the inaugural Pacific Arts Regional Fono will be held in Timaru. Read...

A book project that started out as research for a family history will instead be launched as tales of 95 major professional cycling races in the South Island. Read...

Multiple fire crews were called to Selwyn St on Wednesday morning after a fire started in the lounge of a two-storey home. Read...

Multiple fire crews have been called to the house on Selwyn St, after a fire was found in the lounge of the two-storey home. Read...

A Timaru student hopes a United Nations youth programme will give her ideas for tackling poverty in her home country and around the world. Read...

Timaru Herald chief photographer John Bisset went along to Timaru’s pre-loved clothing market at Caroline Bay Hall on Sunday. Read...

Organisers of a well-attended meeting about Timaru’s Theatre Royal are urging people to make their voices heard. Read...