- Alpine Dairy Products
operates New Zealand’s largest
cheese manufacturing complex.
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- Timaru is the home to the DB
Mainland Brewery
–the most modern brewery in NZ. (55
million litres of beer are brewed
annually). Top international awards
include World’s Best Lager (for
Export Dry) and World’s Best Ale
(for DB Natural). – Regular tours
are conducted.
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- Each year 30,000 tonnes of
fish are landed in the district, ranking
Timaru and the nations second largest fishing
port.
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- Top class-sporting
facilities and grounds make Timaru the
natural centre for South Island
competitions. International standard
all-weather tennis courts, and an
international motor raceway and the
Community Trust Sports Centre are special
attractions.
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- Timaru is well known for the
Victorian and Edwardian architecture
which graces its downtown area.
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- Unequalled surroundings
between the mountains and the sea ensure
an ideal place for families to live. The
parks and reserves, walkways, safe
bathing beaches, rivers, lakes and
mountains make this region a paradise to
lovers of the great outdoors.
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- Caroline Bay
is one of the safest swimming beaches in
NZ.
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- Landing Service Building is
considered to be the oldest
of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
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- Timaru is a sister
city with Orange in NSW,
Australia and Orange California.
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- Pleasant Point
has a special individuality including
glass blowing, intricate wrought iron
work, steam locomotives and taxidermy.
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- An array of early Maori
rock drawings adorns surrounding
limestone caverns throughout the
district.
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- Picnic Places and river
gorges abound in the Geraldine
area, the best known being Peel
Forest Park and Scenic Reserve, a 584ha
native forest alive with amazing bird
life. Rafting is very popular further up
the Rangitata River.
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- Arowhenua, just south of the
Temuka township, has long been the home
of the Ngai Tahu Maori
tribe whose descendants form the last
remaining Maori community in the
district.
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- A few kilometres west of
Temuka is the intriguing monument to
Richard Pearse, local farmer and pioneer
aviator who became airborne in
his amazing aircraft in 1903. This
monument is a replica of his first
aeroplane.
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- There are no fewer than 12 golf
courses in the district, with
Levels being the only championship course
between Christchurch and Dunedin.
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- Aigantighe Art
Gallery can display more than
900 works and holds the third largest
public art collection in the South
Island; works include paintings by
Frances Hodgkins, CF Goldie, Van der
Velden and Colin McCahon.
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- The port is
the heart of the industrial success of
Timaru. It is the central multi-purpose
and bulk handling port on the East Coast
of the South Island.
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- Distinctive Temuka
pottery – manufacturers of
stoneware and tableware.
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- The internationally renowned
Swanndri range of waterproof woollen
garments manufactured by
Alliance Textiles.
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- Other major
industries: Annett and Darling
– wool scour machinery for world
markets, Barker Food Processors Ltd,
Geraldine- food and beverage processors,
C Lund and co –building contractors
operating South Island wide, McCains
–processing vegetables for domestic
and export markets, Deep Cove
Fisheries/Sanford South Island –fish
processors.
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- Famous racehorse Phar
Lap was born at Seadown near
Timaru and Grey Way at Washdyke.
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- South Canterbury
Museum
Opened in 1966, the Museum houses a
variety of fascinating permanent displays
looking at the region’s rich natural
and cultural history. Temporary
exhibitions change frequently making
repeat visits enjoyable. An archives
reading area is available for those
wanting to trace family history or
historical facts.
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- Botanic Gardens
The gardens feature conservatory, herb
garden, rose gardens (including species
gardens), fernery, local native plant
displays of threatened species and many
specialised collections, a bird aviary,
duck ponds and playground. There is an
interesting education centre in the old
tea kiosk.
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- Bob Fitzsimmons
Statue
Commissioned and donated by Sir Robert
Jones and sculpted by Margriet
Windhausen, a bronze statue, Bob
Fitzsimmons, world middle, light and
heavyweight champion boxer, grew up in
Timaru.
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- New Zealand Light
Leathers
Large tannery where best
available lamb and deer skins from
various South Island freezing works, are
tanned to meet garment manufacturing
demands from as far away as England,
Europe, Turkey and America.
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- Davidson’s
Apiaries
New Zealand has the highest per
capita honey consumption record in the
world and much of that honey comes from
Timaru District apiaries. A notable
skin-care product has been developed at
Davidson’s apiaries using extracts
produced by the honeybee.
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