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Small Canterbury settlement in line for windfall (NZPA)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 1 day ago
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It might be in the middle of nowhere and have a population of only 20, but the South Canterbury of settlement of Douglas is in line for a windfall. Scotsman Eric Gordon Douglas has made the unusual gesture of gifting Stg11,000 (NZ$25,000) each to 20 towns...
Tags: Scotsman Eric Gordon Douglas, New Zealand, Auckland, Canterbury New Zealand, Waimate, Timaru
Child injured on farm near Timaru (Newstalk ZB)
Canterbury :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility A child has been airlifted to Christchurch after a farming accident in South Canterbury. Police say a four by four vehicle started moving with a child inside of it at Kakahu, inland from Timaru...The child has been airlifted to Christchurch Hospital with...
Tags: United Kingdom, Canterbury, Law Crime, Timaru, Disaster Accident, Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service, Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Surf lifesaving
Mitre 10 Launches Aggressive Expansion Plan
Timaru :: New Zealand | 6 days ago
Credibility Since we introduced Mitre 10 Mega in 2004, it has enjoyed phenomenal success and we plan to open another 15 Mega stores in the next two years." Wilson said 10 of those would open by Christmas 2010, including the 10,000 sq m Lunn Avenue store and others...
Tags: Mitre, Lunn Avenue, Wilson, East Auckland, New Zealand, Timaru, Big-box store, Suburbs of Auckland, Orakei, Remuera, Saint Heliers, Rice Refrigeration, Auckland, Mitre 10
Bird killers may have used catapult (NZPA)
Timaru :: New Zealand | 11 days ago
Credibility Cruel attacks on birds at Wanganui's Virginia Lake have left the feathered victims maimed and dead. The birds appear to have been shot with glass marbles, fired from catapults, resulting in death and broken limbs. Wanganui District Council has called...
Tags: New Zealand, Timaru, Environment, Wanganui, Bird, Feather, Swan, Manawatu-Wanganui, Anserinae, Temuka
McLeod quits South Canterbury Finance
Canterbury :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago
Credibility Lachie McLeod has resigned as South Canterbury Finance chief executive, the latest in a series of personnel changes at the troubled finance company. McLeod said he stood down from the company because he has "run out of petrol", not because he was pushed....
Tags: Lachie McLeod, Mr McLeod, finance chief, chief executive, South Canterbury Finance, meat company, finance company, company affco, United Kingdom, Canterbury, Business Finance, Southbury Connecticut, New Haven County Connecticut, Timaru, Fisher & Paykel, Financial ratios, Equity ratio, Stock market crashes, Dividends, Credit, The Timaru Herald, Dividend, Rate of return, New Zealand Exchange, Debt, economics, AFFCO Holdings
Dead fisherman may have been run over by boat (NZPA)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 13 days ago
Credibility One of the three men who died on a fishing trip on Lake Tekapo last month was probably run over by the boat after it hit a submerged object, a coroner has ruled. Alexander Younger Haywood, 72, his son Antony Haywood, 46, and friend Murray Green, 54, did...
Tags: Mr Haywood, New Zealand, Auckland, Inquest, Pathology, Coroner, Haywood, Timaru, Lake Tekapo
Eyes well as Phar Lap unveiled
Timaru :: New Zealand | 13 days ago
Credibility Timaru's new statue of Phar Lap got the thumbs up yesterday when it was unveiled at the raceway that bears the horse's name. About 1000 people turned up to see sculptor Joanne Sullivan- Giessler's life-sized bronze of the Australasian champion thoroughbred,...
Tags: Phar Lap, New Zealand, Timaru, Horse racing in New Zealand, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Cup
Cash woes hit Colin Waghorn's title defence
Timaru :: New Zealand | 14 days ago
Credibility Southland shooter Colin Waghorn, 22, is hoping to defend his down-the-line clay target shooting world title in South Africa in March next year. You can't help but feel a little bit sorry for Colin Waghorn. Last year he turned in a stunning sport accomplishment...
Tags: Colin Waghorn, clay target, Southland Sportsperson, target shooting, Southland Times Last, New Zealand, Timaru, Southland Region, South Island, Shooting sports, Down-The-Line, The Southland Times, allnews, Southland New Zealand, Invercargill, Southern Scenic Route
Fume hazard after substation explosion (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 15 days ago
Credibility Toxic fumes created a hazard for emergency services trying to deal with an explosion at a Timaru substation this morning. Most Timaru residents and those in some surrounding areas lost electricity at around 5am after the blast caused carbon and toxic...
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Canterbury New Zealand, Timaru, Washdyke, Disaster Accident, Environment
Phar Lap back at racecourse (Newstalk ZB)
Timaru :: New Zealand | 15 days ago
Credibility It is a special day for Timaru, with the unveiling of a bronze statue of New Zealand's famous racehorse Phar Lap. The chestnut gelding was foaled in 1926 in Seadown near Timaru and dominated his era, winning a Melbourne Cup and two Cox Plates before dying...
Tags: Phar Lap, Timaru, New Zealand, Cox Plate, Melbourne Museum, Hospitality Recreation, Horse racing in New Zealand, Horse racing, Melbourne Cup, Tommy Woodcock, Billy Elliot, Flemington Racecourse
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