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With a wide range of nightclubs, restaurants, bars, live music and theatre, our country's nightlife offers something for most age groups (the legal drinking age is 18). Live bands are popular with younger pub-goers and jazz venues attract a more mature audience. Nightclubs vary in music genres, and the diversity of quality live theatre ensures all interests are catered for. If you enjoy a punt or two, then try your luck at a casino, where you'll find a range of gaming tables and machines (20 is the minimum age for entry). If you're a smoker, then please note that there is a smoking ban inside all restaurants, casinos, pubs, bars and nightclubs, although provision is made outside of these establishments for smokers.

Timaru is the largest urban area in South Canterbury and is based around its busy port and the dairy
industry. The city's most popular holiday spot is Caroline Bay, one of New Zealand's safest swimming
beaches and there are plenty of other diversions including a maze, mini golf, children's paddling
pool and playground. In town, there are plenty of recreational facilities catering for tennis, golf,
bowls, yachting and swimming. Enjoy one of the many scenic walks including the Botanic Gardens, or
take a stroll around the Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden on Caroline Bay. Take a marine cruise in
search of dolphins and other marine wildlife. A working blacksmith is available to visit in his
forge where you can hear the tales of the smith. If it is culture you are after, visit the
Aigantighe Art Gallery or the South Canterbury Museum and go back in time in the southern
hemisphere's last remaining Landing Service Building. For those with an eye for architecture, Timaru
itself is a showcase of fine Edwardian examples. For those wishing to tempt their palate, the city
boasts a number of fine restaurants catering for all budgets and tastes.