Ella Scott-Fleming

In an ongoing partnership with police, Neighbourhood Support have brought their home security camera network to Gore.

After becoming New Zealand citizens at the start of the year, one Filipino family feels like their hard work, separation and sacrifice has finally paid off.

An Otago academic says central government’s ongoing changes to freshwater protections mean more drinking water bans are inevitable.

Ready to Volunteer Day in Gore last week hoped to connect those who have spare time with a variety of organisations in need of a hand.

A group of St Peter’s College students tried to lure two younger children into their "van" with candy at a Gore public playground, the kids’ alarmed mum said.

A Wyndham man has a workshop open to Southland woodworkers and their DIY projects, alongside his own — building coffins for a fraction of the price.

A Gore classic car rally for cancer had double the number of rides of last year and more passengers hitched a ride for the cause, organisers say.

Gore oil painter Allan Thompson has accomplished much in his three years in the craft and has 23 works on show in Mandeville.

The Bill proposed to curb farm-to-forest conversions does not go far enough, Southland farmers say, and is too late, with whole blocks of pines visible across the region.

Converting wool into powder to be used in cosmetics, ink and packaging were some of the innovations heard at a Southland workshop this week.

Converting wool into powder to be used in cosmetics, ink and packaging were some of the innovations heard at a Southland workshop this week.

Gore Police are investigating a spate of car break-ins that happened on one Friday night, last month.

Hundreds of families stopped by the Southland Lego show at the weekend, organisers praising the miniature brick builders’ originality.

A miniature Lego MRI that helps kids with the stress of X-rays has been remade by Southlanders and will be sent to surrounding hospitals.

A Gore woman was caught drink-driving while attempting to get bottled water during the town’s drinking-water crisis, a court has heard.

Enrolment at a Gore painting class is still going strong, as the teacher says there is a need for the creative, like-minded environment within the community.

The Bill proposed to curb farm-to-forest conversions does not go far enough, Southland farmers say, and is too late, with whole blocks of pines visible across the region.

A Gore accountancy firm worker has pleaded guilty to siphoning more than $180,000 from a client’s bank account to cover his own gambling addiction and debts.