WE'RE ON A MISSION TO UNCOVER EVERYTHING THAT'S EPIC TIMARU DISTRICT the ingider's guide ABOUT THE TIMARU DISTRICT. The best places to shop, eat, play, stay, and visit, as recommended by the good people who live here. TIMARU GERALDINE | TEMUKA PLEASANT POINT PEEL FOREST EARTH & FIRE EXHIBITION WHO REMEMBERS Keep warm at Aigantighe Art Gallery's Earth and Fire exhibition. HADLOW GAME PARK? South Canterbury Pottery Group's 47 exhibition celebrates the creativity of ceramic artists from around the region. We're thrilled to kick off our blog series with an interview with Bryan Bassett-Smith. Bryan was responsible for Timaru's Zoo in the 1970's and 80's - Hadlow Game Park The exhibition includes work by guest artists Tatyanna Meharry and Rick Rud. If you've ever wondered how it all started, where the animals came from and why, head to our website and read all about it. 7 September 22 September 2019 Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru. Open Sat Sun 12pm-4pm Bryan Bassott Smith and Inca www.timarudistrict.co.nz mage from the 2017hibition Tues Fri 10am-4pm ORARI RIVER MOUTH Jake and Izzy MacFarlane, with Molly PENGUIN UPDATE Good numbers are coming in! Head to Marine Parade after sunset to watch the Korora come ashore. www.timarupenguins.co.nz. GO FOR A COASTAL DRIVE The McFarlanes of Temuka love the Orari river mouth. They have spent countless hours fishing, camping, swimming. picnicing, collecting 'stuff and wildlife spotting there. RAINY DAY OUTINGS There's plenty to do in the Timaru District on colder days. Here are a couple of suggestions, check out more options on our website. Dolphins and porpoises, seals, even a southen right whale and her calf have visited! Tour the DB Brewery factory Tours run at 1pm from Monday to Saturday, cost $20 and bookings are essential. Must be 18+. To book phone 03 687 4230 Directions: From SH1 North of Orari, take Farm Road to Canal Road and then onto Clandeboye Settlement Road. Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Museum Open 9.30am - 4pm, adults $15, kids are free. You can spend lots of time here wandering around the unique historic exhibits Keep going past the processing plant and into Park Road to the mouth of the Orari. TI MARU AORAKI TOURISM Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, send us your insider tips, and keep up to date as we uncover the very best of the district - as recommended by some familiar faces! The Regional Tourism Organisation timaru_insiders guide/ /timaruinsidersguide/ DISTRICT COUNCIL www.timarudistrict.co.nz Te Kaunihera Rher for Timaru District gTe Tihio Mana C WE'RE ON A MISSION TO UNCOVER EVERYTHING THAT'S EPIC TIMARU DISTRICT the ingider's guide ABOUT THE TIMARU DISTRICT. The best places to shop, eat, play, stay, and visit, as recommended by the good people who live here. TIMARU GERALDINE | TEMUKA PLEASANT POINT PEEL FOREST EARTH & FIRE EXHIBITION WHO REMEMBERS Keep warm at Aigantighe Art Gallery's Earth and Fire exhibition. HADLOW GAME PARK? South Canterbury Pottery Group's 47 exhibition celebrates the creativity of ceramic artists from around the region. We're thrilled to kick off our blog series with an interview with Bryan Bassett-Smith. Bryan was responsible for Timaru's Zoo in the 1970's and 80's - Hadlow Game Park The exhibition includes work by guest artists Tatyanna Meharry and Rick Rud. If you've ever wondered how it all started, where the animals came from and why, head to our website and read all about it. 7 September 22 September 2019 Aigantighe Art Gallery, 49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru. Open Sat Sun 12pm-4pm Bryan Bassott Smith and Inca www.timarudistrict.co.nz mage from the 2017hibition Tues Fri 10am-4pm ORARI RIVER MOUTH Jake and Izzy MacFarlane, with Molly PENGUIN UPDATE Good numbers are coming in! Head to Marine Parade after sunset to watch the Korora come ashore. www.timarupenguins.co.nz. GO FOR A COASTAL DRIVE The McFarlanes of Temuka love the Orari river mouth. They have spent countless hours fishing, camping, swimming. picnicing, collecting 'stuff and wildlife spotting there. RAINY DAY OUTINGS There's plenty to do in the Timaru District on colder days. Here are a couple of suggestions, check out more options on our website. Dolphins and porpoises, seals, even a southen right whale and her calf have visited! Tour the DB Brewery factory Tours run at 1pm from Monday to Saturday, cost $20 and bookings are essential. Must be 18+. To book phone 03 687 4230 Directions: From SH1 North of Orari, take Farm Road to Canal Road and then onto Clandeboye Settlement Road. Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Museum Open 9.30am - 4pm, adults $15, kids are free. You can spend lots of time here wandering around the unique historic exhibits Keep going past the processing plant and into Park Road to the mouth of the Orari. TI MARU AORAKI TOURISM Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, send us your insider tips, and keep up to date as we uncover the very best of the district - as recommended by some familiar faces! The Regional Tourism Organisation timaru_insiders guide/ /timaruinsidersguide/ DISTRICT COUNCIL www.timarudistrict.co.nz Te Kaunihera Rher for Timaru District gTe Tihio Mana C