The Timaru Herald - October 04, 2025

Timaru granted special race day for Phar Lap’s 100th birthday

A town yet to meet its potential?

Spring chicken Pair poultry with seasonal greens

Smashing Machine The Rock a revelation in fight biopic

Social media success How politicians are battling for your attention

Out & About: Timaru Harness Racing Club meeting at Phar Lap Raceway

Diana Peneamene, Portrait of a girl, 2025

Harlau House

Local women in top-level rugby

PS ... From the newsroom

Weather

Creating a brand without a stitch of training

Work to preserve heritage textiles recognised

Special circumstances claimed

One small step for mankind, one giant leap for Timaru

Mayor and wife buy store in Ashburton

Waitaki District overtakes Waimate in voter turnout

CEO on leave after brain bleed at work

Masterpieces to be unveiled

Mystery of the man on the road

Film moguls’ new venture not usual script

Rare Apollo spacecraft fragment offered for sale

Pro-Palestinian protest targets Peters’ home

Inspiration, hope in tough times

The United States and the things to come

Cities aren’t meant to be military training grounds

Changes to quake-prone building regulations

We have a John Key

Government business

Five-minute quiz

Local events need funding help too

Ministers have appetite for food labelling shake-up

Settlers Honey receivership ends, but another begins

‘Tide turned’: Can Chinese demand bring hope back for wool farmers?

US in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels: Trump

Synagogue terror on Yom Kippur

Divers find trove of gold coins from shipwreck

PNG Cabinet approves landmark defence treaty with Canberra

Scientist’s population elmination fantasy

Primatologist became an icon for women scientists

Honest, insightful, so, so funny - thoughts on Nigel Latta

Timaru Outlook

From the Beehive desk to ‘boomer tiles’

A land of rainbows

Spring chicken Chicken and lemongrass lettuce cups

What to do in the garden this week

Cucumbers

Another side of Johnson on show

A good idea in search of a plot

Delightful dramedy France’s answer to a Loach movie

Fascinating look at lasting friendships

Factory activity in China softens for 6th month in row

‘Vibe-coding’ transforming how software engineers work

Further boosts for coal under Trump

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

QUICK CROSSWORD

Number Cruncher

TARGET

THE SATURDAY QUIZ

WordWheel

WordBuilder R B A E G

The Puzzle Company

Captain Jenkins lines up for another final

Warriors rising star out to do his family’s legacy proud

Canterbury coach makes ‘toughest decision of career’

At a glance

At a glance

At a glance

Tupaea elevated as ‘banged up’ Proctor gets a breather