Candidate meetings get heated
Candidate meetings get heated
Two candidate meetings last week were less handshakes and more fist shakes as frustrations boiled over.
Gerrit Doppenberg
Money raised, team set to go
Money raised, team set to go
A quiz night, bake sale and raffle have the Māruawai College senior basketball team ready to go in their pursuit of national greatness.
Runners battle clock, conditions
Runners battle clock, conditions
The Whiskey Creek Challenge lived up to its name, with competitors battling not only the clock but also the conditions.
Tin Hat group gives $1700 to organisations
Tin Hat group gives $1700 to organisations
A post-war social group might have diminished around New Zealand, but it is still thriving at the Gore RSA.
Calm demeanour, doubles key to win
Calm demeanour, doubles key to win
A veteran of the darts game will once again take to the world stage, with a casual demeanour masking a breadth of experience and competitive spirit.
Merits of tourism feature of debate
Merits of tourism feature of debate
Is Gore the tourist trap some in the community would purport it to be, or does the town need to reel in big business in order to survive?
Resident ‘gutted’ by antler theft
Resident ‘gutted’ by antler theft
Once the crown jewel of a Waikaia resident’s fence line, three sets of stag antlers have been stolen in a brazen heist.
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Experienced darts player ready for World Cup event
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Experienced darts player ready for World Cup event
A veteran of the darts game will once again take to the world stage, with a casual demeanour masking a breadth of experience and competitive spirit.
Team need help to get to nationals
Team need help to get to nationals
After a late call-up to the nationals, Māruawai College’s senior basketball team need help to get to Palmerston North.
Scouts, Cubs give back
Scouts, Cubs give back
The Balfour Scouts and Cubs have been hard at work, earning a new community badge through charity work and volunteering.
Dementia village donation queried by health agency
Dementia village donation queried by health agency
The Mataura Licensing Trust’s (MLT) donation of $60,000 to an Invercargill dementia facility has Gore Health calling for transparency in its decision-making.
Pro tips for young players
Pro tips for young players
Out at Otama on Wednesday afternoon, young rugby players got to sharpen their skills with a professional player — Sean Withy.
Standing up to the scammers
Standing up to the scammers
A self-described "little old lady from Southland" has helped take down a gang of street scammers in Croatia after her terrifying ordeal went viral.
Resident ‘gutted’ by antler theft
Resident ‘gutted’ by antler theft
Once the crown jewel of a Waikaia resident’s fence line, three sets of stag antlers have been stolen in a brazen heist.
St Peter’s races away to fastest school title
St Peter’s races away to fastest school title
St Peter’s College had a remarkable showing at the South Island Secondary Schools XC motocross, with individual success and a big team win.
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Issues ahead for incoming council
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Issues ahead for incoming council
Compared with its drama-laden first year, the current Gore District Council, and its mayor Ben Bell, have managed to stay relatively under the radar for the past two years. But they are not out of...
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'Little old lady' from Southland helps take down Croatian scammers
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'Little old lady' from Southland helps take down Croatian scammers
A self-described ‘‘little old lady from Southland’’ has helped take down a gang of street scammers in Croatia after her terrifying ordeal went viral.
Winners on and off field
Winners on and off field
The Māuruawai Midwives Gore Wanderers AFC Women’s team capped off a major season with their first championship win.
Rural concern over likely copper retirement
Rural concern over likely copper retirement
It seems as if the country will be moving away from copper in communication networks — but has everyone got the message?
Happy to be fishing, if not catching
Happy to be fishing, if not catching
Whitebaiters are hoping this year will be spent out on the river, instead of waiting out the weather.