Looking back
In this photo taken about 1885, Gore Public School pupils and teachers gather in front of the original school buildings, built in 1878, which were later destroyed...
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Our people
The Menzies College Senior A basketball team faced a team from Te Wharekura o Huiarau, a school in Ruatāhuna, southeast of Rotorua.
Gore Wanderers AFC Club Day
Gore Wanderers AFC Club Day
Gore Wanderers AFC held its annual club day on Saturday.
Netball
Netball
Two closely contested high school senior A clashes lit up the Gore Multisports Complex on Saturday.
Award finalists announced
Award finalists announced
Gore’s Phil Geary, Brian Pay and Ron Mitchell are among the finalists for this year’s Southland Creative Arts Awards.
Opinion: Building for a bright future
Opinion: Building for a bright future
I was pleased to bookend Budget week in Parliament with visits to Tussock Country — New Zealand’s Country Music Festival.
Amalgamation probe to continue
Amalgamation probe to continue
The Local Government Commission says it is ‘‘legislatively required’’ to continue its investigation into the amalgamation of Southland’s four regional authorities, despite the government’s ‘‘Head...
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Programme helping new arrivals settle in
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Programme helping new arrivals settle in
A monthly meet-up for internationals living in Gore is putting the call out for anyone looking for fun and a sense a community.
Meet the Menzies College head students
Meet the Menzies College head students
The Ensign has been profiling the head students from the secondary schools in the readership area.
Sporting teenager having a ball
Sporting teenager having a ball
A Gore teenager who has represented New Zealand in handball twice since taking up the sport just 18 months ago has her sights set on giving back to the sport.
Buskers bring show to the streets
Buskers bring show to the streets
The streets of Gore were alive and loud this past weekend as the Freeze Ya Bits Off Buskers Festival brought the magic of music to the masses.
Australian couple follows band to NZ
Australian couple follows band to NZ
An Australian couple travelled thousands of kilometres to dance to their favourite bluegrass band at the Tussock Country Music Festival.
Junior club president reels in success
Junior club president reels in success
After Beaux Muntz was born in 2012, his mother Sheree marked the occasion by getting a tattoo of her son’s name.
Siblings take top cross-country spots
Siblings take top cross-country spots
Three siblings have won big at a school cross-country competition, but not without a few hurdles along the way.
Truck parade ‘amazing’
Truck parade ‘amazing’
The McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show brought out a big-time array of quality trucking and the convener called it one of the most competitive events she has seen so far.
Musical roots ring out at workshops
Musical roots ring out at workshops
A trio of song and dance workshops took place to Gore last week as part of the Tussock Country music festival, offering the chance to learn how to yodel, play the ukulele and line dance.
Local connection important to volunteer brigades in rural NZ
Local connection important to volunteer brigades in rural NZ
For Donovan Harvey, joining the Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteer brigade began with moving to a new community.
Topp twin Jools leaves lasting legacy in South
Topp twin Jools leaves lasting legacy in South
Since the Topp Twins’ first appearance at the Gold Guitar Awards in 1995, the pair have had a fiercely loyal connection to Gore and its country music heritage.
Division emerges over amalgamation plans
Division emerges over amalgamation plans
While Southland’s mayors agree a reorganisation of local government is an inevitability, their ideas of the finished product differ greatly.
‘Delirious’ driver with head injury crashes again
‘Delirious’ driver with head injury crashes again
A Waimahaka man who rolled his ute in April could not recall the incident due to a brain injury sustained in a previous crash.