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Anyone seeking assisted dying will not be allowed to undertake the procedure on site at Hospice South Canterbury or Highfield LifeCare in Timaru.

Almost 90 per cent of all staff working for the South Canterbury District Health Board (SCDHB) are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Health and rest home providers in South Canterbury are preparing for the implementation of the End of Life Act.

One person driving through rural Canterbury noted the temperature reader didn't drop below 39C for about 5 minutes.

One person driving through rural Canterbury noted the temperature reader didn't drop below 39C for about 5 minutes.

Stonewood Homes Timaru director Chris Karton said at least one of the companys building sites had been cleared of workers in response to rising temperatures in the town. “Theyre contractors, so we just leave it up to their discretion when to go home,” Karton said. “We certainly wouldnt encourage them to stay out working. Im a builder and theres nowhere to hide when its that hot, we dont want anyone getting dizzy and dehydrated.” Aorangi Homes carpenter Juran Moore, foreman of a site...

Carols by Candlelight co-organiser Don George says this years carol-singing fundraiser will be live-streamed. Organisers of a 53rd annual Timaru Christmas carol fundraiser hope to cater to the event’s longest-standing patrons by live-streaming the singing into rest homes. With the Theatre Royal still closed for a multi-million dollar upgrade, Carols by Candlelight has shifted from the 1000-seat venue into Mountainview High School’s 400-seat auditorium for the second year running – compel...