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...
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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.
Deep gratitude to NZ soldiers evident in French town
Deep gratitude to NZ soldiers evident in French town
Brett Atkinson, whose ancestors fell on the fields of France and Belgium during World War 1, travels to France’s Le Quesnoy to visit the New Zealand Liberation ...
High level of play at local snooker tournament
High level of play at local snooker tournament
The South Island RSA Snooker Singles Tournament played out in Gore over three venues at the weekend with tough competition – but high spirits.
Business relocates to Main St
Business relocates to Main St
A Gore yoga business has relocated to the town’s main street.
Black sheep come in from the cold
Black sheep come in from the cold
For once, the black sheep were not on the outer in Gore last weekend.
Crafting prowess on show at festival
Crafting prowess on show at festival
The third Southland Wool & Craft Festival will be about more than needles and yarn; it will showcase of crafting prowess, its founder says.
Fathers and sons in turmoil
Fathers and sons in turmoil
By My Father’s Shadow follows two young brothers who venture into Lagos with their somewhat estranged father, Fola, during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.
Alternative energy options explored
Alternative energy options explored
Rising fuel costs and power outages energised a group of Southland deer farmers to hold a field day exploring alternative energy solutions.
Ford’s urban SUV hatch ticks boxes
Ford’s urban SUV hatch ticks boxes
It’s a bit of a head-scratcher trying to figure out why the Ford Puma compact urban SUV, after six years on our market, hasn’t roared up the sales charts.
Brave Highlanders storm back too late
Brave Highlanders storm back too late
I've been going on about upsets but this whole round was an upset.
Man arrested over 855 litre Southland petrol theft
Man arrested over 855 litre Southland petrol theft
Invercargill police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the last month.