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BEJON HASWELL/Stuff Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon, pictured in Timaru on July 8, 2020, 12 days before his resignation over allegations of sending an indecent image. A scandal involving former Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon was a dominating feature of July’s news writes Doug Sail, as we continue our series looking back on the year that was. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon resigned in disgrace in July after it was revealed he had sent an indecent image to a young woman. The 37-year-old National Party MP, elected to Parliament in 2017, announced in a press release on July 20 that he would not be contesting the 2020 General Election, citing a need to maintain his health and wellbeing. ....
JOHN BISSET/Stuff Emilie Russell, left, Mya Lundie, Ella Arnold, Gillian Davis, Alex Howden and Stella Vaivai enjoy hunting for bargains in Timaru on Black Friday (November 27). Timaru retailers are confident of a busy festive shopping season, despite figures which show a dip in spending in the region during the usually busy Black Friday weekend, traditionally a major kickstart in the lead up to Christmas. Paymark, which accounts for the processing of the majority of New Zealand s Eftpos payments, has released its figures for the November 27-30 period, which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The figures show electronic retail spending in South Canterbury was down about 3 per cent from the same period last year. Paymark was unable to release the total amount spent in the region during that time. ....