The young driver jailed for killing five of his teenage mates in a car crash near Timaru was released from prison yesterday - but will not return to his hometown. Read...

Sows lounge in the sun as their piglets play, while others feed their litters in the privacy of their own cozy shelter at Hamish and Angela Cottle`s free-range pig farm near Timaru. Read...

From his youth in Transylvania to cattleman in Timaru, Remus Coman says farming is being aware of everything in and on the land. Read...

The driver jailed for killing five of his teenage mates in a horror car crash near Timaru claims he `will forever be sorry about what happened` but the Parole Board have questioned whether he is `truly remorseful`. Read...

Immense sadness, a sombre cloud, acceptance and healing were some of the emotions being felt in Timaru after the verdict. Read...

Police say they will likely continue inquiries overnight into a death in Timaru on Saturday afternoon. Read...

A man has died at the scene after driving his vehicle into the Timaru police station `at speed` last night. Read...

Lauren Dickason`s mother has told the court her daughter seemed absent in the final months before she left South Africa for Timaru. Read...

Hours after a father found his three daughters dead in their Timaru home, he told police his children preferred him over their mum and how his wife was `not a nurturing mother`. Read...

`She`s done this to hurt me` were some of the first words from Lauren Dickason`s husband after finding his three young daughters dead in their beds. Read...