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Monday Movie Club: Tinā
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19 Jan 2026
Monday Movie Club: Tinā
Welcome to Monday Movie Club! Through your Timaru District Library card, you will get access to Kanopy. This weeks pick is Tinā.
On This Day: Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed
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16 Jan 2026
On This Day: Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed
For 2026 we are looking back at historic events in Timaru and sharing them as part of a #onthisday series. See here for the #onthisday about the Women's Auxiliary Air Force forming.
On This Day: 167 years since the Strathallan Anchored offshore in Timaru
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14 Jan 2026
On This Day: 167 years since the Strathallan Anchored offshore in Timaru
For 2026 we are looking back at historic events in Timaru and sharing them as part of a #onthisday series. See the first #onthisday installment about the Strathallan arrival here.
The Ghost Light - Issue 2
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06 Jan 2026
The Ghost Light - Issue 2
Keeping the light on the Theatre Royal Redevelopment
Community saves Christmas
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17 Dec 2025
Community saves Christmas
Christmas have been saved in Timaru thanks to local businesses coming together. The wider community has a chance to help too.A community-led proposal has been progressed to install a felled pine tree,
Timaru District Christmas Bucket List
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01 Dec 2025
Timaru District Christmas Bucket List
Download the Timaru District Christmas Bucket List here and find out how you can be into win one of three $50 Caroline Bay Carnival vouchers
Eniwa Exchange applications for 2026
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31 Oct 2025
Eniwa Exchange applications for 2026
Timaru District Council is on the hunt for three secondary school students to go on a three week escorted educational and cultural exchange to Eniwa, Japan in June 2026.
Kulimoe'anga Stone Maka’s Blackened Tapa and Metaphor
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17 Oct 2025
Kulimoe'anga Stone Maka’s Blackened Tapa and Metaphor
An upcoming exhibition at Aigantighe Art Gallery marks the first time ngatu ‘uli or blackened tapa has been featured, revealing its deeper meanings and metaphors.
South Canterbury Arts Society Marks 80 Years with Annual Awards and Exhibition
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24 Sep 2025
South Canterbury Arts Society Marks 80 Years with Annual Awards and Exhibition
The South Canterbury Arts Society 80th Annual Awards and Art Exhibition, opened on Saturday. The exhibition brought together 92 works showcasing the best of South Canterbury.