After the seizure of nearly 500 firearms in Gore, a lobbyist for responsible firearms says the system needs a serious overhaul.

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 former New Zealand Gold Guitar Award winner has called out racist overtones at the event, surprising organisers, who have vowed to fix the issues.

A former Gore man, who died last month, will be memorialised through a new rugby competition and shield.

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.

It was supposed to be the final chapter in a six-year inquiry into the death of a Gore toddler.

After raising $11,000 at a fundraiser, the Eastern Southland Gallery has the dream of buying Jo Ogier’s art of the Mataura River in sight.

Southern Fish & Game councils say they broadly welcome proposed improvements to the organisation’s operations, signalled by the government earlier this month.

Three entertaining matches of Southland premier grade club rugby were played on Saturday.