Not so plane and simple
What do you get when cross a Swedish farmer with a penchant for adventure, the oldest functional plane in Sweden, a global logistics crisis and Mandeville, the "Mecca for old planes"?
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Pipe band in major need of leader
Pipe band in major need of leader
The pipes, the pipes are calling — for a new drum major to take charge and lead the Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band.
Council pays out leaseholder
Council pays out leaseholder
Gore District Mayor Ben Bell says more stringent leases in the future will help prevent a repeat of the issues surrounding the closure of the Gore Motor Camp last month.
NZ too much for Aust shearers
NZ too much for Aust shearers
The New Zealand shearing team turned the tables on favourites Australia at the 60th anniversary Southern Shears shearing and woolhandling championships in Gore on Saturday night.
Looking back
Looking back
Officers of the Kelso Mounted Rifles in camp at Mandeville in March 1904.
Moonshine trail done, many more events left
Moonshine trail done, many more events left
I know a lot of us have been saying "What do you mean it’s SUMMER?".
Our people
Our people
All the way from Nevada, the Ward family were in Gore visiting some family friends and dived into some fly-fishing fun down at the Mataura River.
Everything’s coming up dahlias
Everything’s coming up dahlias
Rows of red, yellow, white, purple and all the colours of the rainbow covered the Gore Town & Country Club this weekend.
Celebrating steam-powered families
Celebrating steam-powered families
For one Southland family steam engines are much more than a novelty — they are their transport, their hobbies, their assets and even their kitchen for three generations.
Mandeville Fly-In & Steam Festival
Mandeville Fly-In & Steam Festival
It was a beautiful day on Saturday to be out at Mandeville with plenty of planes and steam engines at the Mandeville Fly-In & Steam Festival.
Bagrie-Howley wins fours
Bagrie-Howley wins fours
A men's fours bowling team "scratched" together has gone through unbeaten to take the national title.
International racers join Gore contest
International racers join Gore contest
All eyes will be on Eastern Southland this weekend for the inaugural Gore-based MAGNIficent Adventure Race.
Fishing festival lures patrons
Fishing festival lures patrons
The On the Fly Festival in Gore reeled in about 1000 people on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the Mataura River, from its microbiome all the way to the catch.
Full cycle: majesty of Nepal
Full cycle: majesty of Nepal
Dunedin man Murray Ross recently challenged himself, cycling the Annapurna circuit in Nepal, a 12-day journey which winds it way through some of Nepal’s tallest mountains.
New station opens after 15-year wait
New station opens after 15-year wait
The long-awaited Hato Hone St John Riversdale Station opened this month, nearly 15 years after the need for a new station was identified.
‘Rain’-inspired art on show
‘Rain’-inspired art on show
A poem by the late Hone Tuwhare has brought together four leading artists, whose group exhibition "Small Holes in the Silence" is on show at the Eastern Southland Gallery.
Music review
Music review
While the newest adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has been much-maligned, the same cannot be said for its soundtrack.
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Close finishes were prevalent throughout two days of motor racing action at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park over the weekend.
Planning from abroad no obstacle with family support
Planning from abroad no obstacle with family support
Mitchell and Sharon (nee Tuhakaraina) share photos of their wedding with The Ensign readers.
Interest high in supplying organic milk
Interest high in supplying organic milk
Fonterra's recruitment drive for organic milk suppliers in the South Island looks to have overtaken targeted numbers for processing at its Stirling cheese-making site in South Otago.