Monthly Archives: April 2010

Maori Park, Maori Rock Art and Maori Penguins

I see in the Timaru Herald that plans are well underway to get another Timaru gunner project up and running. I don’t know why they called it Maori Park because I have never seen a Maori on there yet. I … Continue reading

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Tinwald Ratepayers Dig their Toes in Over a Bridge

Tinwald is a small township south of the Ashburton river in the South Island of New Zealand.At last count the  township had a population of 2703 people living in 1047 households  half of which are occupied without children. Tinwald has always … Continue reading

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Timaru Ratepayers feel the sting of the Employment Relations Authority

The local daily newspaper the Timaru Herald on Thursday 8th April  2010 reported that Karen McMillan a former employee of the Timaru District Council  has taken a personal grievance claim against the ratepayers of Timaru. In the same article the Timaru … Continue reading

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