![Riley John, 10, and her pet lamb Lacey are enjoying the first day of spring.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/m/7/d/image.related.StuffSplash.300x400.1ldwmn.14576b.png/1504242563882.jpg)
Poised for a good spring
Parts of South Canterbury very dry during August, while others were very damp.
Teacher suspended
Teacher suspended from Timaru Boys' High School, details remain unclear.
Not just for waterways
Revenue generated from Labour's water levy could also be used to fund roading.
Horses return after flood
Riding for the Disabled reopens after flooding left horse high and dry when bridge broke.
Shoes tell sad story
Six hundred and six shoes, placed on Strathallan Corner, told a sad story.
75 stuck on skifield chairlift
![This webcam shot was taken at 4pm, showing people still on the chair lift.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/k/j/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lei91.png/1504249646591.jpg)
The Ohau chairlift was damaged and stopped working properly while 80 people were on it.
Russell only man at tournament
Annual Alzheimer's South Canterbury fundraiser attracts 70 players, and one man.
Roncalli golfers hoping to surprise
![Grace Scarsbrook, Hamish Scarsbrook, Jessica Shearer and Alex Kelliher are off to the national secondary school golf ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/k/o/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lei08.png/1504239778079.jpg)
The Roncalli College golf team are hoping to catch their opponents by surprise at the national secondary schools tournament in Napier.
South Canterbury must beat King Country
![South Canterbury will be wanting wing Setefano Sauqaqa to fire against King Country after an excellent first up ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/c/z/s/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lcz75.png/1504239725301.jpg)
It might be South Canterbury's first home game of the season but it is a must win affair against King Country.
Shaw and McIntyre club players of the year
![Hayden Shaw, of Temuka, was outstanding for the team all season.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/9/w/m/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ld3th.png/1504239721245.jpg)
Hayden Shaw and Jenna-Rae McIntyre capped off strong club hockey season's by winning the major club player of the year awards.
Aoraki Eels ready to excite at home
![Henry Race in action for Celtic this season. He will make his debut for the Aoraki Eels this season.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/f/n/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ldys2.png/1504239660391.jpg)
The Aoraki Eels are hoping to make their first appearance at home a good one.
No Cocksedge for Canterbury
![Kate Ebrahim, in action playing for the Canterbury Magicians last summer, is set to make her debut for the Canterbury ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/6/j/g/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lehgj.png/1504239178104.jpg)
Halfback Kendra Cocksedge won't play in Canterbury's season opening game against Otago, but her absence means a former White Fern will debut.
Privileged to be a father
![Airports have been the scene of some emotional moments for me as a father](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/a/o/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1le928.png/1504233026284.jpg)
The airport was all too familiar but something seemed different at the end of a long, draining day in the air.
On a statue's limitations
![Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/a/l/5/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lam8w.png/1503886943295.jpg)
Statues can become a monumental problem as attitudes shift, columnist Derek Burrows writes.
Empathy key to functional society
![The Dalai Lama speaks on "Embracing the Beauty of Diversity in our World" at the University of California San Diego ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/8/z/d/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l8usd.png/1503624680187.jpg)
It's been dawning on me that at times in my life people must have seen me as a smug, insufferable little snot.
Time to get your head around policy
![Gareth Morgan, here launching his election campaign for The Opportunities Party in Wellington, may have missed some deep ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/6/n/x/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l66vu.png/1503388013282.jpg)
EDITORIAL: There's a healthy degree of irony in the debate fuelled by Gareth Morgan's uncalled for "lipstick on a pig" jibe at Jacinda Ardern on Sunday.
I underestimated Timaru's people
![Derek Burrows wonders if council candidate Owen Jackson's response to his call for a living wage for council staff ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/6/n/w/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l6o3r.png/1503386997638.jpg)
OPINION: The origin of the quotation "may you live in interesting times" has long been debated by literary academics.
Horses return after flood
![Riding for Disabled has opened for the first time in nearly two months after flooding destroyed a bridge. Pictured is ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/d/d/b/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lcyi3.png/1504244971715.jpg)
Riding for the Disabled's horses were left high and dry at Timaru Boys' High School when a bridge over Saltwater Creek broke.
Poised for a good spring
![Riley John, 10, and her pet lamb Lacey are enjoying the first day of spring.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/m/7/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ldwmn.png/1504241036704.jpg)
Some parts of South Canterbury were very dry during August, while other parts were very damp.
Lack of engagement for youth
![Timaru District Counril councillor Sally Parker organised the Conversation Cafe, to get youth generating ideas to put ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/h/g/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lc80d.png/1504236512601.jpg)
Youth need to be involved in decision making, mayor and by-election candidates say.
Hall almost completed
![The renovations are expected to be completed in the next two months.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901104946im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/e/0/3/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ldm4d.png/1504223758379.jpg)
Work to rebuild the fire-gutted West End Hall is almost complete, but the council is yet to calculate the total cost.
Horses return after flood
Riding for the Disabled's horses were left high and dry at Timaru Boys' High School when a bridge over Saltwater Creek broke.