Ella Scott-Fleming

A Dunedin lecturer has started a monthly maternity clinic in the southern Catlins to provide closer access to care for rural Southern women and to better understand their needs.

An afternoon snack in Gore went awry yesterday when a pan full of sausages went up in flames and the ceiling caved in, onlookers say.

A southern man went to his ex-girlfriend’s home, swung a bat at her and tried to gain entry before smashing the surrounding glass doors and windows, a court has heard.

It was a battle of the Gore women’s rugby teams last Saturday, with Albion on top as it hoped to go one better than last year.

One of New Zealand’s best-known sport coaching and high-performance consultants came to Gore last week to teach local educators how to get the best response from their athletes.

A South Otago organic farmer had cannabis growing on his rural property and a safe full of guns under his bed, a court has heard.

Due to a recent influx of Filipino students to a rural Southland school, students organised a celebration dinner to share their Southeast Asian culture and connect.

A Southland woman has been left with memory loss and mounting bills after crashing her vehicle into cows wandering on a state highway.

A nationally honoured Southland GP is concerned about government funding focus on virtual and after-hours treatment as opposed to the face-to-face, personalised care her practice can offer.

After 18 years, a Southland man is stepping down from his role with Rural Support Trust, while still keeping his mental health workshop project, which he began in Gore.

After the loss of their school canteen, a group of industrious Gore students have seen a gap in the market, selling cheese rolls for charity and school credit.

A band from the North Island squeezed in some line dancing in Southland last week before taking to the stage later that night for Gore’s country music festival.

As record number of contestants converged on Gore for the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, organisers put systems in place to handle the churn of more than 800 musical entries.

An annual Ute Muster, as part of Bayleys Tussock Country music festival, featured a mullet contest where generational supporters of the hairstyle competed to see who had the best ’80s-inspired locks.

Act New Zealand MP Andrew Hoggard visited Gore last week to speak on issues facing local producers, including the conversion of farms to forests, but said changes to the surrounding law were not...