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The cancellation of Timaru's Christmas parade, and Friday’s introduction of the Government's new traffic light protection framework, may have contributed to a steady but rather subdued weekend's trading in the town's CBD with the usual strong pre-Christmas vibe absent.
Keiller MacDuff / Stuff Protesters make their way down Stafford St on Friday afternoon as part of the Howl of a Protest. Two hours after tractors and utes started rolling through central Timaru, Small asked all participants to abandon their road protest and make their way to Caroline Bay. The protest was in response to the impact of Government rules and proposed regulations, including the new Clean Car Discount Scheme, which will levy penalties on high-emission utes from January 2022. Addressing a large crowd at Caroline Bay’s Soundshell on Friday afternoon, Small said participants we...
Those exciting things included her trademark brand, cupcakes. Rowe has been making them since her teens, once selling 1500 cupcakes on Valentine’s Day in Timaru. “I sold 300 cupcakes today, and 1000 in a week. They’re fresh every day. I get up early and ice them.” Besides the cakes, Rowe sold fashion clothing (only New Zealand labels with occasional Australian), as well as soaps, candles, sunglasses and other gift items. The move will be made in early March and Rowe said her hope was to have more clothing, giftware and more space for customers. The business will also have a new n...