Yearly Archives: 2010

Timaru Retailers Deserve the Shake Up

Timaru retailers have been given a shake up as property developers Calder Stewart have been given the green light to build a shopping mall on the former A & P showgrounds north of the main central business area in Timaru. … Continue reading

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National Party Rapes Timaru

I have grown to love politics it’s an exciting game but can be very cruel in destroying peoples lives. My favourite Prime Minister was Rob Muldoon. I liked the man because he was not afraid to call a spade a spade and he knew … Continue reading

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The Timaru Herald Editorial Staff Don’t Like Me

The Editorial staff at the Timaru Herald don’t seem to like me which is why they wont report any of my companies press releases or letters to the Editor that I send them. I met with the Manager of the Herald Chris Mc … Continue reading

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The Key to Failure is Secrecy – The Key to Success is Honesty

There would be far less problems in the world today if people were more open and honest with each other. So many decisions are made behind closed doors only because they know their decisions will hurt others. When I decided to … Continue reading

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Bishop gets Snubbed by the Hierarchy

In a way I don’t suppose I can blame the hierarchy for snubbing me because I do give them a hard time whenever I see them misbehaving. Timaru Mayor – Janie Annear I like Janie as a person but I dont … Continue reading

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Theatre Royal Shopping Mall – Proposed for Timaru

Public appeal in honour of Captain Henry Cain Captain Henry Cain was an early pioneer whose life was taken from him before his time and we now owe it to him to continue the work he did in making Timaru … Continue reading

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Great Start to the new Timaru Shopping Mall Campaign

Timaru people don’t seem to have any pride in their town anymore . Over the years they have watched shops close and the buildings fall down and they just accept it as normal. Every now and again the newspaper will print some pretty … Continue reading

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Save the Drift North with a Donation

I have lived in the South Island for over 30 years an in that time I have seen many towns go back with a trend for governments to move things North. If Timaru is to continue its trend to move … Continue reading

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$1 Just One New Zealand dollar could save the life of a child

At the South end of Timaru in New Zealand are some families who live in poverty. The children are lucky because they have a public swimming pool which they an easily walk to from their school or from their home and back. … Continue reading

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Save The Century Pool Campaign Goes Global to Save a Poor Child from Drowning

At the southern end of  Timaru in the South Island of New Zealand stands a swimming pool that has been commissioned to close in June 2012. Why are so many of the locals upset that the Century Pool is to … Continue reading

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