Monthly Archives: November 2010

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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1000 Save The Century Pool Supporters are on Target

When I first started knocking on doors to find out how many people wanted to save the Century Pool in Timaru from closing I did want just a long list of names on a petition sheet. I was looking for … Continue reading

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Ratepayers Union Mooted to Control Local Government Spending

The Local Authority elections have just finished for the next 3 years. We have all ticked the boxes in the hope that the people we voted for will do a better job than the last ones. However deep down we … Continue reading

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Money Back Guarantee on Donations made to Save the Century Pool

Timaru Tourist Promotions Limited is a company that was formed in 2005 to promote tourism in Timaru. We have tried several avenues to get funding to promote Timaru from the Timaru District Council, The Aoraki Development Trust and Central South Island Tourism  all have … Continue reading

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Resource Consent Application No 7253 – with a Difference

When I called at the Timaru District Council and asked for a copy of the building permit for the Aquatic Centre being built on Maori Park in Timaru I was told by the person in charge of building consents that it was … Continue reading

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Timaru Aquatic Centre is being built using 2 sets of plans

Why would anyone in the right mind start building a $23.5 million complex without first establishing if the site it was being built on is big enough to handle the traffic flow.  What you see below are 2 separate plans … Continue reading

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No Free Copies of the Timaru Directory News

Locally Owned  Publication The Timaru Directory News is the only privately owned local news publication in Timaru. It’s all local news that covers  many of the things that other newspapers won’t talk about. The Timaru Directory News also specialises in promoting sport and recreation in … Continue reading

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