Stocking the shelves
Stocking the shelves
SPCA workers came down from Christchurch this week to set up the new Gore SPCA op shop, which is opening on Friday.
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Connecting people with good causes
Connecting people with good causes
Ready to Volunteer Day in Gore last week hoped to connect those who have spare time with a variety of organisations in need of a hand.
More drinking water bans inevitable: academic
More drinking water bans inevitable: academic
An Otago academic says central government’s ongoing changes to freshwater protections mean more drinking water bans are inevitable.
Funeral home casket prices
Funeral home casket prices
I am a funeral home owner.
Dementia village donation queried by health agency
Dementia village donation queried by health agency
The Mataura Licensing Trust’s (MLT) donation of $60,000 to an Invercargill dementia facility has Gore Health calling for transparency in its decision-making.
Scouts, Cubs give back
Scouts, Cubs give back
The Balfour Scouts and Cubs have been hard at work, earning a new community badge through charity work and volunteering.
Citizenship reward for years of work
Citizenship reward for years of work
After becoming New Zealand citizens at the start of the year, one Filipino family feels like their hard work, separation and sacrifice has finally paid off.
Community’s cameras set to assist police
Community’s cameras set to assist police
In an ongoing partnership with police, Neighbourhood Support have brought their home security camera network to Gore.
Team need help to get to nationals
Team need help to get to nationals
After a late call-up to the nationals, Māruawai College’s senior basketball team need help to get to Palmerston North.
New direction for auteur a thrilling, funny surprise
New direction for auteur a thrilling, funny surprise
Psychological thriller director Darren Aronofsky has made a surprisingly funny pivot in the new action-comedy Caught Stealing.
Travel club winds up as numbers dwindle
Travel club winds up as numbers dwindle
The Gore & Districts Travel Club announced its folding last month due to dwindling numbers, but organisers recall membership being as high as 200, with a wait list to get in.
Music review
Music review
The Essex-born, New York-based artist Devonte Hynes has kept busy in the six years since his last full-length record under his Blood Orange alias.
Water rates surge ‘predictable’
Water rates surge ‘predictable’
A southern mayor says a near-doubling of water rates in Waitaki was "predictable", but central government should shoulder much of the blame for what he called a "cluster stuff".
Death becomes them, at the toughest times
Death becomes them, at the toughest times
A Wyndham man has a workshop open to Southland woodworkers and their DIY projects, alongside his own — building coffins for a fraction of the price.
‘Bringing mojo back’ to old train stations
‘Bringing mojo back’ to old train stations
Minister for Rail Winston Peters is "bringing the mojo back" to neglected railway stations with new funding to repair stations such as the Mataura Railway Station.
Trust’s $60,000 loss ‘standard procedure’
Trust’s $60,000 loss ‘standard procedure’
A $60,000 loss is of no concern to the Mataura Licensing Trust, calling it a drop in the bucket.
Raising the standard
Raising the standard
Gore woman Mary Ann Morgan (centre, black dress) seen here with the members of the Gore Girls’ Literary Society which she founded, signed the 1893 petition for...
Why sweeteners leave a sour taste
Why sweeteners leave a sour taste
Are you trying to cut back on sugar but are finding you are completely confused by the different artificial sweeteners on the market?
Three generations
Three generations
The Fergusons were out and about on Monday morning, bringing in the whitebait season and hoping for a few patties to fry up later on in the evening, although the catch...
Run of break-ins being investigated
Run of break-ins being investigated
Gore Police are investigating a spate of car break-ins that happened on one Friday night, last month.