The big picture of Christchurch, the broken city, is all too familiar. But what of the details of everyday life as its people journey down the long, rough road to recovery?

"Girls' Day Out" trips to Ballantynes' small Timaru branch store are proving a huge hit.

Blues defeated but should take heart from performance that suggests not all is lost as season nears its climax.

Most of the Timaru crowd will be rooting for the southerners in tonight's duel.

A post-mortem examination on a 28-year-old woman found dead in Timaru yesterday will be completed some time this morning, police say.