Up to $50m a year in wages alone may be lost to Timaru’s economy if a proposal to close Timaru’s Alliance Smithfield plant goes ahead. Read...

A new Government fund has stepped in to pay half the cost of the Timaru District Council’s $12m clean up of the erosion-threatened Peel Forest Landfill. Read...

Timaru is on track to receive October’s average rainfall in less than a week, while further inland at Tekapo, a blanket of snow has fallen across the town. Read...

The miscalculation between ECan and the Timaru District Council could have resulted in ratepayers overpaying $3m over a year. Read...

The benefits of wool were passed on to a new generation, as Timaru Creative Fibre Group volunteers shared their craft skills. Read...

A young football player is recovering at home after the incident when he went to retrieve a ball. Read...

A young football player is recovering at home after he was electrocuted when he went to retrieve a ball during a tournament in Timaru. Read...

Alliance Group says its plant near Invercargill can process more deer if the proposal to close its Smithfield meatworks in Timaru goes ahead. Read...

The South Canterbury Traction Engine and Transport Museum’s popular Horse Power Rally was held at Timaru’s Levels Raceway at the weekend. Read...

The proposed closure of Timaru’s Alliance Smithfield plant is expected to be felt widely. Read...