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		<title>Conference Centre Idea falls on deaf ears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conference Centre Some 20 years  ago the buz word in Timaru was a conference centre and the council set up a special fund to build one. Then a new group of councillors introduced a new buz word called Sports Stadium. &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/08/1526/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/08/1526/</link>
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		<title>Shareholders wanted to rescue Timaru</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Political Statement by Timaru Mayoral Candidate Ron E Bishop Timaru is in real financial trouble. It&#8217;s lost it last locally owned finance company which provided  cash flow for a large number of businesses and individuals. The only place these borrowers &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/05/shareholders-wanted-to-rescue-timaru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/05/shareholders-wanted-to-rescue-timaru/</link>
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		<title>Allan Hubbards Cash Cow Goes Belly Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Political Statement by Timaru Mayoral Candidate Ron E Bishop South Canterbury has just lost its biggest cash cow and many of us who understand the finance industry are in mourning. I’ve had 40 years experience dealing with people in all &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/05/allan-hubbards-cash-cow-goes-belly-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/05/allan-hubbards-cash-cow-goes-belly-up/</link>
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		<title>Was it murder in Timaru?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What did Phar Lap and South Canterbury Finance have in common? They were both born in the same year, both became the greatest icons of their time and were both murdered Allan Hubbard was born 2 years after them and &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/01/murder-rape-in-timaru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/09/01/murder-rape-in-timaru/</link>
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		<title>Did the yuppies kill South Canterbury Finance?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The rise and fall of South Canterbury Finance Ltd My association with South Canterbury Finance goes back over 30 years when I first came to Timaru to take up a position with a major public finance company Broadlands Finance Ltd &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/31/the-yuppies-killed-south-canterbury-finance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/31/the-yuppies-killed-south-canterbury-finance/</link>
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		<title>PHAR LAP TO THE RESCUE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timaru Needs a Lifeline Timaru is facing one of its most difficult times in its economic history. South Canterbury Finance Ltd together with Timaru’s wealthiest man Allan Hubbard are in deep trouble. This is having a huge effect on investor &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/30/phar-lap-to-the-rescue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/30/phar-lap-to-the-rescue/</link>
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		<title>Without a Vision the Timaru People will Perish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Without a vision the people will perish” quote from Gods hand book of life. I’m not sure about you but in the last few years I have had a real nervous feeling about the future of the Timaru District. As &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/28/without-a-clear-vision-the-timaru-people-will-perish/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/28/without-a-clear-vision-the-timaru-people-will-perish/</link>
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		<title>Phar Lap puts Washdyke on the Map</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a business promoter I travel from Invercargill to Christchurch and on my travels I get to call on a lot of business people in industrial areas. It seems that the towns that make provision for industrial parks do very &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/24/phar-lap-puts-washdyke-on-the-map/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/24/phar-lap-puts-washdyke-on-the-map/</link>
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		<title>Why I Got Back on the Horse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people have said that I’m crazy standing for Mayor when I failed last time. My answer is I rode a horse to school with bare feet and no saddle when I was a boy and whenever I fell off my &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/22/why-i-got-back-on-the-horse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/22/why-i-got-back-on-the-horse/</link>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m Standing for Mayor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was raised on a farm and educated in the Waikato Bay of Plenty and have spent a large part of my working career in the finance industry dealing with people at all levels of society.  A former toastmaster I’m &#8230; <a href="http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/19/why-im-standing-for-mayor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.timarudirectory.co.nz/news/2010/08/19/why-im-standing-for-mayor/</link>
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