School’s first male principal appointed
Is it important an all-girls school has a female principal rather than a "bloke"?
Southland
Call for hunter caution after gunfire near park
Call for hunter caution after gunfire near park
Gunfire near children’s playgrounds and walking tracks in a park on the outskirts of Gore has prompted calls for hunters to exercise more caution in the area.
Man arrested over petrol theft
Man arrested over petrol theft
Invercargill police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the past month.
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Parks to be renamed in honour of heroes
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Parks to be renamed in honour of heroes
A small town on Southland’s coast is preparing to permanently honour two men who helped save countless lives.
Dotterel surge credited to predator poisoning
Dotterel surge credited to predator poisoning
The pukunui/southern New Zealand dotterel population has recovered by 52% following a successful aerial predator control operation on Stewart Island.
Groundswell takes council to court
Groundswell takes council to court
A dispute over Gore’s district plan will be played out in court, after lobby group Groundswell filed an appeal against the council in the Environment Court.
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I’m not a troublemaker: Mooney
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I’m not a troublemaker: Mooney
Southland National MP Joseph Mooney has denied claims he is a "troublemaking MP", reaffirming his support of the party and Prime Minister Chris Luxon.
Shoplifter plans to turn life around
Shoplifter plans to turn life around
A Gore woman says a stint behind bars has given her "my life back", following a spree of thefts and wild driving.
Groundswell takes council to court
Groundswell takes council to court
A dispute over Gore’s district plan will be played out in court, after lobby group Groundswell filed an appeal against the council in the Environment Court.
Gunfire in park causes concern
Gunfire in park causes concern
Gunfire near children’s playgrounds and walking tracks in Dolamore Park has prompted calls for hunters to exercise more caution in the area.
Looking back
Looking back
In April 1907, the acting New Zealand premier and minister for public works and railways William Hall-Jones wheels a barrow with the first soil turned for...
Sharing the running journey
Sharing the running journey
Fourteen weeks ago, running 50m felt impossible.
Our people
Our people
Hawke’s Bay farmer Yvonne Monk was having a great time at the Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association of New Zealand’s conference.
Dawn service to commemorate sacrifice
Dawn service to commemorate sacrifice
Gore service people of all ages who have "put their lives on the line" for the country in conflicts around the world will be commemorated as the Gore RSA gears up for its Anzac Day service on...
Lt Tom McLean to be remembered at the Tokanui service
Lt Tom McLean to be remembered at the Tokanui service
The story of Tom McLean, who farmed at Progress Valley, will feature at the Tokanui Anzac Day service.
Mataura ‘gang-pad’ use disputed
Mataura ‘gang-pad’ use disputed
A former Mongrel Mob president is fighting the confiscation of what the Crown calls his "gang pad", saying it is a place where family and friends gather and likening it to a marae.
Gore District Court
Gore District Court
• On January 26, Douglas William Binnie, 34, of Tapanui stole a Zephyr caravan worth $15,000 and a Honda farm motorbike worth $5000 from a farm shed run-off property in Mossburn.
Wind farm work ahead of schedule
Wind farm work ahead of schedule
Work is rolling along on the second stage of the Kaiwera Downs wind farm and it is hoped to have everything up and running by the end of winter.
Plea for cat foster carers
Plea for cat foster carers
Gore Cat Rescue is turning away homeless and injured cats away due to a shortage of foster carers.
Museum’s gifted church needing repairs
Museum’s gifted church needing repairs
St Mary’s Church in Waikawa, part of the Waikawa Museum and Information Centre, has a $39,000 problem.