Timaru Business Directory

Your locally owned and operated Business Directory

Welcome to the Timaru Directory

Recently Timaru celebrated 150 years as the centre of business in the Central South Island. The Timaru Directory is also the first business directory that was built along a chain of SH1 Business Directories. More recently Temuka, Ashburton and Oamaru businesses have been added and a Christchurch Business Directory is now being compiled.

These directories are simple to use, as you can find phone numbers and addresses by name in each town, or you can search by business category and find businesses all along State Highway One along with their own business card.

BUSINESS PROMOTIONS

During our promotional work of building a business directory for each of the State Highway One Cities and Towns we stop and spend some time with our new business clients to find out a little bit more about them and what services they offer.

SH1 Business Directories is all about business and to keep the business directories interesting for its readers we write stories about successful people who have made a difference to the world of business.

To find out more about the advertising options and fees in the Timaru Business Directory take the quick 'guided tour' else click here to » Register Your Business Online Now

Health Providers

If you are in the business of providing better health and you live in any of the following towns, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Temuka, Ashburton, Rakaia, Rolleston or Christchurch then you can advertise your business with us in this health section online.

To register simply click here and follow the instructions

Let's Talk Business at Washdyke, Timaru

On this webpage you can learn about the history of Washdyke and how it got its name. You will also learn about Phar Lap and Richard Pearse and what made these icons famous.

Phar Lap: In the countryside on the outskirts of Washdyke is the birth place of the worlds most famous racehorse Phar Lap. Friends of Phar Lap have formed a Trust in his honor. Their work will see a bronze statue of the champion of champions erected on State Highway One at the entrance to the Phar Lap racecourse in Washdyke.

Richard Pearse: In a small country district not far from Washdyke is the birthplace of the man who is believed to have invented the worlds first flying machine. Richard Pearse was a genius who through his life time of work made a difference to the world as a founder of Aviation.

Washdyke Industry: Washdyke is an industrial community with many manufacturers, wholsalers, retailers and service industries serving a productive rural area. Stories about many of them are recorded on the Washdyke webpage. Click here to read the Washdyke stories

Lets Talk Business in the Riverside Industrial Park, Ashburton

What was once a rubbish dump is now a prosperous industrial park with lots of modern industrial buildings housing all kinds of different industries. We talked to 14 businesses in the park who all shared their story about their businesses with us.
You can now read their stories online.

The park is still the home of rubbish disposal but in a different way. A trust has been formed to educate, restore and recycle Ashburton’s rubbish.

Click here to read the Ashburton Riverside Industrial Park stories

About the Timaru Directory

Since the turn of the century many New Zealand towns have been celebrating 150 years of European Settlement. The first thing the Government did some 150 years ago was to build a road through the centre of New Zealand and they called it State Highway One.

As the early pioneers settled on the land new towns were built along State Highway One. Port Chalmers near Dunedin and Akaroa near Christchurch were the two main shipping ports and the 4 main towns that were built between those shipping ports were Oamaru, Timaru, Temuka and Ashburton.

Timaru became the biggest town because it was the half way point between Dunedin and Christchurch. Many Hotels and accommodation lodgings were built in Timaru as well as a shipping port and the town eventually became a City.

The building of this website is to promote the City of Timaru together with its 3 main neighbouring rural towns of Oamaru, Temuka and Ashburton.

We are so glad you came to this site to witness our work as we build a number of online phone books and feature many things of interest that you will find along State Highway One.

Contact The Editor Ron E Bishop
Phone: 03 686 1271
Mobile: 027 228 4756

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