Southland District Mayor Rob Scott is confident his council is ahead of the game on local government reform following news it would be sped up across the country.
Southland's regional council is calling for a united response after the government announced councils have three months to come up with plans to amalgamate or it will be done for them.
A group of volunteers was officially handed over from Hato Hone St John to Gore Health last week after the closure of a dedicated emergency department procedures programme.
The ‘‘Wind and Waves’’ exhibition displaying art pieces from one of New Zealand's most prominent illustrators and authors has arrived at the Eastern Southland Art Gallery.
Century Farms will again bring farming families and industry influencers from across the country to Lawrence this month, celebrating historic stories of land stewardship.
The work of a former Gore man who shaped southern public spaces was recognised on Sunday with an award from the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (RNZIH).