The death of a Timaru man who fatally stabbed himself when arguing with his partner has been ruled a suicide.

A witness who prosecutors wanted to give evidence on the most serious charge faced by three South Canterbury Finance principals cannot be called.

A commercial fisherman who drowned off the coast of Timaru was likely thrown into the water when his boat capsized in rising winds, a coroner has ruled.

Fire investigators are looking into the causes of fires in Timaru and Christchurch overnight.

A 62-year-old job seeker who is accusing an energy firm of age discrimination has won a legal battle to view the CVs of the people who beat him to the job.

A speeding driver clocked at 207 km/h near Timaru has been made to sell his car by his angry parents.

A waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.

Life is never dull on the road with Grant the Cook, writes Jason Burgess.

A man has been arrested who was wanted by police in connection with an alleged attempted abduction of a 13-year-old Timaru girl.

Seven Fonterra workers treated after a toxic fumes scare today have all been discharged from hospital, and five have already returned to work.

Farmers, shopkeepers, police officers and a mayor have volunteered to play "bad guys" in a large-scale realistic war game.

A dead humpback whale spotted off the Timaru coast about two weeks ago has now washed up on the boulder beach between the sea and Lake Wainono, near Waimate.

A five-and-a-half week old baby who died after a car crash in South Canterbury has been named as Amadeus Tutunoa of Timaru.

Police have named a Timaru man who was crushed to death by his car while trying to remove the oil filter.

Fire crews are continuing to dampen down a large fire at the Timaru Port. The blaze started around 4pm yesterday at the Sanford Limited's cold store.

A survivor of a crash in the Lindis Pass that claimed two lives, caused by an inexperienced driver, wants to see rental car companies imposing tougher controls on who it hires vehicles to.

The convicted murderer of Timaru hitch-hiker Lisa Blakie continues to pledge his innocence and hopes to clear his name, it emerged today.

Investors in the frozen Hubbard Management Funds will get all of their capital back.