Ella Scott-Fleming

From Wednesday next week, a police officer will be available alongside Neighbourhood Support, in Mataura and Gore, fortnightly, to hear the concerns of the public.

Despite another district’s shock last-minute withdrawal, the Gore District Council has passed the southern water plan partnership with a near-unanimous vote.

A Balfour woman has been recognised for helping to bring a smile to the faces of her small rural hamlet for 25 years.

A Gore GP says a lack of beds for difficult dementia patients means they are being sedated to bring them down to a lower level of care.

A Gore 16-year-old selected to go harness racing in Brisbane this week is hoping to follow in her family’s footsteps.

Kom Haryani’s dad was into art and she started making ceramics and candles with him at a young age.

A man who siphoned over $6900 worth of petrol from a Gore self-service station did so because he was using methamphetamine and had lost his job at the meat works, a court has heard.

Cries for help to fix the southern health system came loud and clear in Gore last Tuesday, as the minister responsible for rural health heard from the struggling Southland health sector.

A New Zealand tourism company has applied for permission to stop commercial tours in progress to watch whales when they are spotted in the waters around Fiordland and Stewart Island/Rakiura.

A new charity initiative in Southland is turning wild game into a lifeline for retired emergency services workers, local charities and others in need by delivering free-range venison directly to...

A Gore man who siphoned over $6900 worth of petrol from a self-service station did so because he was using methamphetamine and had lost his job at the meat works, a court has heard.

A New Zealand tourism giant has applied for permission to stop commercial tours in progress to watch whales when they are spotted in the waters around Fiordland and Stewart Island.

New Zealand dietitians are alerting the public to the side effects of weight loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic.

A Gore-born farmer, lobbyist and ex-politician was surprised to win an award recently after only putting forward a nomination in the hope it would raise his profile.

One lifelong member of the Tapanui Fire Brigade has stepped down from the top role, passing his white chief hat on to another officer who has more than 25 years of service under his belt.

Like most other speedway drivers, champion George Hedley does not practise before a race.