Southland

Gore Mayor Ben Bell is standing by the hiring of council chief executive Deborah Lascelles last year, despite the process being labelled "sloppy and unprofessional"

The northbound Southerner express train passes through Waipahi in January 1972.

Mal (left),  Everett, 9, Ayla, 11, and Katrina Geerlofs, popped out for some fresh air despite the cold weather, at Hamilton Park playground, Gore, on Sunday afternoon, October 5. 

A week after Gore Motor Camp was shut down by the council, a former resident has been sentenced for threatening camp staff with a knife and breaking a window.

Name suppression continues for a Southland man charged with manslaughter, despite his identity being known by many in his small rural community.

This year marks 100 years of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and for one former president, the anniversary is a reminder of the organisation’s achievements, big and small.

It is time to step up and join the Edendale Volunteer Fire Brigade, as the crucial rural service puts the call out for more volunteers.

Both farming and forestry leaders say they are unhappy with new rules intended to limit how much farmland is converted to exotic forest.