Gerrit Doppenberg

The Gore District Council has introduced its new portfolio system, overhauling and streamlining local governance in the region.

A St Mary’s pupil’s gold medal effort has brought a Paralympics legend to Gore.

It was a weekend for the history books as the Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday.

The announcement of sponsorship from Air New Zealand for the Tussock Country Music Festival is being greeted as a "major boon" for the event.

The Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade’s 100th anniversary will be celebrated this weekend, with a formal dinner and a new revised history detailing the group’s past.

Māruawai College’s covered courts are almost ready to go, the first instalment of the roof covering the first step for the new-look school.

The Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade is turning 100 this weekend, with a centenary celebration and a new revised history book detailing the volunteer group.

The sky is the limit for the Tussock Country Music Festival after the recent announcement of sponsorship and help from Air New Zealand.

Gore got its groove on as the line dancing club took to the street outside Tabletalk Cafe recently.

Departing Mataura Licensing Trust (MLT) chairman Horace McAuley says he will never get over being "betrayed" by the majority of the board.

Not quite a full lecture, but a whole dose of comedy — the Science of Getting High is coming to Gore to give a show unlike any other.

The third annual Southern Slam brought pickleball players from near and far together at the MLT Event Centre, showing why the once-niche game’s play base is skyrocketing.

The Southern Stomp kicked off for another year, with the second iteration bringing another big weekend of country music greatness down to Gore.

The new-look Gore District Council was sworn in last Tuesday in a packed council chamber.

The annual Waikaka Arts & Crafts Exhibition begins on Friday, with a guest speaker boasting not just beautiful art, but an incredible story.

A house on Mataura’s Main St was destroyed by a fire yesterday morning.

Now the wind has settled down, the cleanup begins, with a big job of dealing with the debris and damage around the district.