Southland

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.

Police searching for a missing hunter have found a body in the Manapouri area.

Central Otago, Clutha and Gore district councils will form the largest joint council water services entity in the South Island