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Craighead student top speaker
A Craighead Diocesan School student’s speech about her take on the story of The Ugly Duckling has won at the Central South Island Regional Race Unity Speech Awards.
A smoke signal we can’t ignore
New Zealand has made incredible progress in reducing youth smoking rates over the past decade. But as one fire dwindles, another is starting to spark — vaping.
Standards high at SC Open
The South Island qualifier and South Canterbury Open tournaments were combined and held in Timaru last weekend at the Barry Butler Stadium.
Health services Both this month’s missives from our two local MPs in The Courier chose health as a topic. It was as if their party mentor gave our two rookie MPs an essay to write and they picked the same. James Meager’s article was well underscored by Scott Lindbom in last week’s issue (March 20), pointing out the cuts in health services that were not mentioned in Mr Meager’s list that was nothing short of virtue signalling.
Workshop on period alternatives
Feminine care can be eco-friendly. Period.
Investment important in difficult times
Why invest in your business and your people when times are tough?
Blues returning to gardens
A veteran Timaru band will be back in the Timaru Botanic Gardens next weekend to play a bit of the blues.
Big project discussed, garden visited at annual meeting South Canterbury Iris Group
The South Canterbury Iris Group met in Waimate this month where we discussed our big project of digging irises people had ordered in October and November last year. It will be great to deliver them so folk can get them planted. We will also have a day potting up more irises as customers love to buy them flowering or in a pot.
Picture-perfect furry friends
Keep those photos of your picture-perfect pets coming! Email a full-sized photo to claire.allisontimarucourier.co.nz, include a few details about your pet, and we’ll publish as many as we can in our monthly Pet Page.
Spud-in-a-bucket reveal cause for laughter Waimate Whitehorse Lions
Waimate Whitehorse Lions met at the Waimate Art Society rooms last month. Members escorted them around, showing them the wonderful art work done by local and district artists.