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This was the beginning of the extensive land reclamation around the Caroline Bay district, an area which is still growing today. Timaru continued to expand during the 20th century, with much of the development taking the form of wooden colonial style bungalows set in individual sections of land.
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Sacred Heart Basilica was opened in Timaru is situated along the Pacific Ocean coast. Much of the hinterland is farmland. To the north and northeast are the Canterbury Plains. Temperatures are warm in summer and cold in winter, with Timaru's extreme maximum temperature being The mayor of Timaru District is Nigel Bowen.
Timaru District has established four sister city relationships. Timaru is an agricultural service town and port for the South Canterbury regional economy. Many of these producers are concerned with processing, packing, and distributing meat, dairy and other agricultural produce. Allan Hubbard the chartered accountant and philanthropist established the failed finance company South Canterbury Finance and accounting firm Hubbard Churcher in Timaru and lived locally until his death in a car accident on 2 September There are regular coach and minibus services to Christchurch , Dunedin , Invercargill , Queenstown and the Mackenzie Country , leaving from outside the Visitor Information Centre, which provides booking facilities and other travel services.
Passenger rail services were discontinued after the cancellation of the Southerner in February Richard Pearse Airport is to the north of the town. It is equipped to handle light aircraft and short haul domestic flights, with regular services to Wellington. Further information: List of schools in Canterbury, New Zealand. Retailing is concentrated around the Stafford Street area. In addition there are a number of local shopping malls distributed around the city, with extensive car parking facilities.
It holds a collection of New Zealand, Pacific, Asian and European art works from the sixteenth century to the present day and includes a sculpture garden. The gallery was founded in and is housed in a homestead built in Timaru has with a number of open spaces, public gardens and parks. The parkland of the Bay Area contains a mini golf course, a roller skating rink, a maze and staging for musical events.
It is home to the annual Summer Carnival that takes place over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. To the south of the city centre are the Timaru Botanic Gardens , first laid out in , with a notable collection of roses and native tree ferns. To the west is the Centennial Park Reserve, opened in , that includes a tranquil 3. Aoraki Tourism is the official tourism body for the whole Timaru District.
The Timaru Herald is the local daily newspaper for the district and has been published since the mid nineteenth century. Papers are printed in Ashburton and then distributed throughout the Otago and South Canterbury region.
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The Herald is owned by Fairfax New Zealand. The region also supports a weekly community newspaper, The Timaru Courier , which has a circulation of over 24, copies and is delivered free every Thursday to local households. The Courier is owned by Allied Press of Dunedin.
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Timaru has one local FM radio station There are also many networked FM radio stations, and a volunteer-run Hospital Radio It was open daily from 5. English and Colonial Newspapers were provided and a selection of Library Books for the use by members. In the Mechanics Institute was created by an addition on an existing building and aimed to provide a Library, Reading Room and News Room. It was a Carnegie library , built with a 3, pound grant from Andrew Carnegie of New York — the condition under which the money was given was that the reading rooms should be open to everyone and that the lending Library should be free to ratepayers of the borough.
The current library was opened on Sophia Street by the roundabout in It was designed by Miles, Warren and Mahoney. Timaru has a comprehensive range of community sporting facilities designed to international standards for rugby, tennis, yachting, Hardcourt Bike Polo , swimming, netball, motor racing, cricket, golf, hockey, croquet, pistol shooting, trap shooting and bowls. Aorangi Park is Timaru's major sporting venue. Timaru is also home to the Timaru International Motor Raceway , which is one of only 4 permanent sealed motor racing circuits in the South island.
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Timaru's main football ground is Sir Basil Arthur Park. It has four senior pitches and six junior pitches. Timaru has New Zealand's largest Inline speed skating teams, South Canterbury, which has national records in several disciplines. The club has held many national tournaments over the years and holds the annual tour of Timaru.
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