Dying South Island town's last standDOUG FIELD/STUFF Associate principal, Pareora campus leader, Jo O'Sullivan with students from the school at the playground. A South Island town is fighting to stay alive - and its residents are begging to keep the playground and pool. Pareora, just south of Timaru, has a population of just under 500, and has had a torrid time of late. DOUG FIELD/STUFF If the dying town of Pareora loses its playground and pool, it could lose its heart. "Timaru South School gifted the playground to the people of Pareora, and it should remain in the community in some form.

Source: Stuff September 22, 2018 17:03 UTC