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. Read...

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. Read...

James Campbell McKenzie died in the single-vehicle crash last month. Read...

Why does tap water taste different around the country, and why has Timaru’s tap water won the gong? Read...

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. Read...

Fly to Timaru and taste the country`s top water - that`s the invitation from the city`s mayor after its latest success. Read...

It`s a tough taste test and the judges in the 2025 Best Tasting Tap Water competition take their job seriously. Read...

Six hundred workers lost their jobs when the 139-year-old site closed last year. Read...

Six hundred meatworkers lost their jobs last year when the 139-year-old site was closed. Read...

Local veterinarians are being called in to help. Read...