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Weather: Cold start to weekend with Saturday morning frosts
It's a chilly morning for many across the motu, with Taupo & Timaru clocking temperatures as low as -3C at 7am Saturday.

Rapist’s appeal over sentence for ‘stealthing’ act on sex worker fails
The Court of Appeal has reconfirmed the jail term imposed on a man guilty of the “stealthing” rape of a sex worker in a Timaru motel.

Seal silly season starts
The Department of Conservation is asking Timaru residents to report seal and sea lion sightings, to help them better understand and mitigate risks.

Reckless driver forces ‘shadowing’ police to flee at 140kph
Police were forced to flee a dangerous driver to avoid being rammed, in an incident that began in Timaru and finished with an arrest in Dunedin.

Man killed in Timaru crash identified
James Campbell McKenzie died in the single-vehicle crash last month.

Where is the best tasting tap water in New Zealand?
The winner comes from a shallow well next to the Opihi River in Timaru and will represent New Zealand in the trans-Tasman Water Taste Off held in NSW this July.

Rotorua, Taupo, Timaru or Waimakariri - which council has the best tap water?
It's a tough taste test and the judges in the 2025 Best Tasting Tap Water competition take their job seriously.

Timaru’s Smithfield meat processing plant sold for undisclosed amount
Six hundred workers lost their jobs when the 139-year-old site closed last year.

Cattle on the loose after truck rolls on SH1 near Timaru
Local veterinarians are being called in to help.

Cattle wandering SH1 after Timaru crash, one person taken to hospital
One person has also been taken to hospital.

Rugby player stood down as alleged assault investigated
Police and the South Canterbury Rugby Football Union are investigating an alleged assault in Timaru that left one man requiring surgery.

One dead after crash on SH1 in Timaru
Part of the road is expected to remain closed until later this afternoon.

Meth dealer’s High Court appeal dismissed
The 29-month jail term imposed on a Timaru woman for dealing methamphetamine was not manifestly excessive, the High Court has ruled.

Timaru lumberyard ordered to pay $450k after worker crushed to death
Ethyn McTier's family says the loss of the gentle soul has left a gap in their lives that can never be filled.

New construction partner for Scott Base rebuild
Less than a year after Timaru was dumped as the build site for a proposed new Scott Base building, Antarctica New Zealand has announced the appointment of a new contractor.

Be prepared: Civil Defence warning ahead of forecast heavy rain
Residents in the Timaru District are urged to prepare for wild weather with forecast heavy rain expected to hit on Friday afternoon and possibly extend into the weekend.

Why does tap water taste different around NZ, and what makes Timaru’s the best?
Why does tap water taste different around the country, and why has Timaru’s tap water won the gong?

Timaru blows rivals out of the water again
Fly to Timaru and taste the country's top water - that's the invitation from the city's mayor after its latest success.

Former Timaru meatworks site sold for undisclosed amount
Six hundred meatworkers lost their jobs last year when the 139-year-old site was closed.

Cattle truck crash closes section of highway near Timaru
The driver has been taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

Former Alliance Smithfield meatworks site sold
The site of one of Timaru’s longest-running businesses has sold, five months after it closed its doors for good.

SH1 lane closed after crash
Emergency services are at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Timaru which has closed the northbound lane of State Highway 1.