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F1 star Lando Norris sends video to Timaru school class after tribute book
Formula One star Lando Norris has won lifelong fans at a small Timaru primary school after he responded to a book they compiled in his honour.

F1: Lando Norris responds to Timaru school's book of kindness
Lando Norris has won some lifelong fans at a primary.

Teen cyclist suffers brain injury
Police are asking anyone who saw a crash between a motorist and a cyclist in Timaru last month to come forward, after the teenage rider suffered a brain injury.

How my Kiwi passport helped me visit the most secretive country in the world
Last week, North Korea hosted the first Western tourists in years. Leading the group was a man who once called Timaru home.

Temperatures to drop overnight across the country
Christchurch and Timaru have the biggest drop, with minimum temperatures of 4C.

Person dies in Timaru single vehicle crash overnight, police say
The single vehicle crash was discovered on Spur Road at about midday today, but is thought to have occurred overnight, police say.

Mayor criticises budget for iwi consultation on ‘basic water infrastructure’
The comments were made at a Timaru council meeting where iwi consultation on the redevelopment of a toilet block was described as a box-ticking exercise.

‘I know it’s not what people want to hear’
A 40-year-old family violence victim has told the Timaru District Court she takes “the majority of the responsibility over what happened”.

Avian botulism outbreak: 40 black-backed gulls die near Timaru
Botulism looks to be the cause at Washdyke and tests will rule out any exotic disease, the Department of Conservation says.

Two people who died in Timaru crash named
Benjamin Joseph Downes, 32, died in the crash on Wednesday. Shakana Ackroyd, 19, was critically injured and later died in hospital two days later.

F1: Lando Norris responds to Timaru school's book of kindness
Formula One star Lando Norris has won lifelong fans at a small Timaru primary school after he responded to a book they compiled in his honour.

Massive restructure proposed at Timaru’s council
A proposal to cut 71 roles and create 19 new jobs could save the Timaru District Council up to $4m, the council’s boss says.

‘Ridiculous’: Yachtie fights mooring charges
A South Canterbury man who moored his yacht at Timaru’s port over the summer is fighting a bill he says is “bordering on extortion”, but the port boss says he got a discount.

Man jailed again six days after release
A Dunedin man released from prison in Christchurch got as far as Timaru before offending again, and six days later was sent back to jail.

Timaru Smithfield meat works on the market
The site was home to the Smithfield meat plant for nearly 140 years.

One dead in fatal crash near Timaru
The wreck was discovered at midday, though the crash is believed to have happened overnight.

Child rapist jailed for 11 years
A child rapist was jailed for 11 years in the Timaru District Court as the judge found no reason to apply any discounts to his sentencing starting point.

Charges allege criminal group selling meth
A drug operation involving police from Auckland has led to four people appearing in the Timaru District Court, and an arrest warrant out for a fifth.

‘It’s going to help a lot of people’: Family syndicate celebrates win
A Timaru family syndicate, who have been playing the same Lotto numbers for eight years, won $1 million on Saturday and say it couldn’t have come at a better time.