Category: Outlying Towns and District Settlements

Oct 12
Southburn near Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Farms by the Pareora River

Discover a quiet farming settlement south-west of Timaru, where river flats, war memorials and open paddocks mark rural South Canterbury life.

Oct 12
Levels Valley, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Quiet Farming Country

Explore Levels Valley, a quiet farming district near Pleasant Point, where Papaka Stream and open downland roads set the pace.

Oct 12
Kerrytown, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Farming Country and Mill Heritage

Discover Kerrytown, a quiet farming locality east of Pleasant Point, where mill heritage and open plains sit a short drive from Timaru.

Oct 12
Hadlow, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Country Living and Heritage Houses

Discover Hadlow, the farming locality west of Timaru, where historic country houses and an annual harbour fun run shape local life.

Oct 12
Seadown, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Farms North of the City

Explore Seadown, a farming locality north of Timaru, where rural roads, the Ōpihi and airport country set the pace.

Oct 12
Claremont, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Hill Farms and Native Bush

Discover hill-country farms west of Timaru, where native bush, Rhodes history and Hunter Hills views shape a quiet rural drive.

Oct 12
Sutherlands, Timaru: Settlement Guide to Limestone Farms and a Country Hall

Head to a farming crossroads between Pleasant Point and Cave, where limestone walls and a former school hall still mark the highway.

Oct 12
Salisbury, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Downland Country Life

Discover quiet downland country just southwest of Timaru, where Salisbury Road runs through farms and a century of local schooling still shapes the story.

Oct 12
Fairview, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Farm Country on the City Edge

Discover Fairview, the rural farming district southwest of Timaru, where open paddocks and a historic school site sit a short drive from town.

Oct 11
Taiko, Timaru: Rural Area Guide to Farming Country and Mackenzie History

Explore Taiko, a quiet farming locality northwest of Timaru, where rolling downlands and a Mackenzie sheep memorial await.