Ella Scott-Fleming

The farm-to-forest ban passed its first reading last week but a Southland Federated Farmers executive says its too late, the damage has been done and is continuing.

A newcomer to Gore is introducing himself as "The Fonz" as part of Gore Musical Theatre’s latest production.

Following Bowel Cancer Awareness month, a Gore GP is recommending a glass of milk a day to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.

Gore locals may remember Irena O’Brien as the friendly Polish woman who was always in a headscarf and sunglasses.

The farm-to-forest ban passed its first reading last week but a Southland Federated Farmers executive says it is too late, the damage has been done and is continuing.

Te Tipua School pupils (from left) Ollie Nicholls, 9, Ivansin McWilliam, 10, Ariella Yates, 11, Georgia Hammond, 10, and Alex Young, 10, with the food they helped prepare for their hangi.

Get ready for naughty, tap-dancing nuns as the West Otago Theatrical Society’s latest production premieres this week, with back-to-back musical numbers and convent humour in between.

Top Gore runner Millie McFadzien, 17, has turned her athletic advancement to food design, creating and marketing a smoked eel pate made from Southern-caught tuna.

A Southland woman, whose tireless campaigning to the Gore District Council resulted in the rehoming of peafowl, is still unhappy with the conditions of the town’s aviary.

Usually getting a monkey off your back would be a good thing, but Edendale’s 50-year-old animal-shaped hedges sadly lost theirs due to over-enthusiastic members of the public, a neighbour said.

A Gore family-owned freight business had equipment stolen from one of its trucks and its operator warns other transporters and members of the public to be on the lookout for opportunistic thieves.

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.

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 20 years of service under his belt.

A Southland woman who fronted some of the cost of repairing her car after crashing into a runaway herd of cows has had some good news from her insurance company.

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

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.