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    When stars more than thirty times bigger than our sun explode, they produce a type of young neutron star called a magnetar –the most magnetic stars in the universe, with gravity a billion times Earth’s and a magnetic field one-quadrillion times stronger than our Sun’s. A blast from magnetar could blow our atmosphere into space, leaving Earth a lifeless rock. Astronomer Phil Plait describes death by a magnetar should you venture too close as “the tides tearing you to pieces, the fi...

John Bisset/Stuff The San Aotea II, pictured leaving Timarus port in early June, berthed back in Timaru in August 2020. A rescue and a retrieval featured prominently in June’s news coverage out of South Canterbury, writes Doug Sail in the sixth instalment of our series looking back on the year that was. Sanford deep-water fleet manager Darryn Shaw said the trip to the South Georgia Islands was necessary because of the impact of Covid-19, which had made it difficult to get people out of the F...

Hospitality and business chiefs have warned the Executive that the new six-week lockdown could cause more than economic damage - with employer and employee mental health at risk. And Newry Chamber’s executive officer for commerce and trade, Colm Shannon, said it must be the last lockdown businesses face. It comes as bars, restaurants and hotels as well as non-essential retail will be forced to close from Boxing Day for six weeks. Mr Shannon said: “The Executive’s decision is devastating n...

“It will make a big difference and it is faster for patients.” Consents for the new helipad were filed with the Timaru District Council in 2018 but withdrawn after there were concerns it did not comply. Bejon Haswell/Stuff A re-application, with alterations in April 2019, received non-notified consent. The helipad is situated within the hospital property in front of the laundry, replacing a 10 space car park. Modern helicopters had increased in size to house hi-tech lifesaving equipmen...