Southland

A national snooker champion who was jailed after sexually abusing a girl for five years has had his bid for a shortened sentence refused.

Farmers speaking to those who understand the unique problems of their work and lifestyle helps them to feel less stressed and more confident for the future, a new report shows.

The Gore District Council has now heard from the public and will head away to make difficult decisions about the long-term plan.

With Gore’s country music fest back next week bigger than ever, some of its surrounding arts like yodelling and line-dancing are feeling the ripple effect of a global boom in the genre.

More than two months after they were turned down from building a large wind farm at Slopedown, any progress Contact Energy have made in moving the project back on the agenda and getting it built...

St Peter’s College continues to make progress and it may emerge out of statutory intervention later this year.

A band hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains, where bluegrass is firmly rooted, is coming to give Gore an authentic taste of Americana.