Former principal wins award
Former principal wins award
The winner of the 2025 Gore Woman of the Year Awards says making sure everybody has an equal right to education is her passion.
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Nominations open for final board spot
Nominations open for final board spot
Nominations for the last remaining spot on the Mataura Community Board are now open.
‘Code browns’ on the rise again at Splash Palace
‘Code browns’ on the rise again at Splash Palace
Invercargill's Splash Palace has witnessed a jump in numbers over the past year, but not in a category staff would have hoped.
Chef thrilled to be ambassador
Chef thrilled to be ambassador
Te Anau chef Cameron Davies, executive chef and co-owner of The Fat Duck, has been awarded a lifetime honour granted to only a select few chefs across the country.
Petrol-heads’ final weekend of 2025
Petrol-heads’ final weekend of 2025
December 6-7 will be a big weekend of motor racing at Teretonga Park with wall-to-wall motor racing at the circuit.
Double smoke
Double smoke
Photos by Dave Loudon
Man charged over hunting death of 'bloody good guy'
Man charged over hunting death of 'bloody good guy'
A 39-year-old Ashburton man has been charged over the death of a young Otago man while on a hunting trip on Stewart Island earlier this year.
Villainous Pike is a trick
Villainous Pike is a trick
The third entry in the franchise provides only brief glimpses of the original’s charm, as it plays with the same bag of tricks to no audience astonishment.
Quality, affordable art
Quality, affordable art
The annual Art for Leisure sale is back for another year, offering up the year’s bounty of affordable art.
Wind ‘hard on business’
Wind ‘hard on business’
Stronger than normal winds are hampering contractors applying spray and fertiliser in the South.
Destination key for a honeymoon
Destination key for a honeymoon
Choosing the right destination to celebrate your upcoming nuptials is an important task on any engaged couple’s to-do list.
A 1080 feral cat plan is dividing Stewart Island
A 1080 feral cat plan is dividing Stewart Island
Some Stewart Islanders think they can wipe out all predators from their piece of paradise, allowing endangered native species to thrive. A ‘secondary kill’ 1080 poison strategy to kill feral cats is a controversial part of the plan.
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Midwives call for nitrate information
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Midwives call for nitrate information
Midwives worried about continued high nitrate levels in Gore’s drinking water are calling for easy-access information about contaminant levels in council-run supplies.
Milford Track reopens after avalanche damage
Milford Track reopens after avalanche damage
The Milford Track is open to the public again, with Department of Conservation staff finally able to get in and restore damaged tracks.
Helicopter rescues group stranded on rocks
Helicopter rescues group stranded on rocks
A helicopter was called to rescue a group that became stranded on the rocks near Papatowai in the Catlins.
Police make fresh appeal after unprovoked Edendale assault
Police make fresh appeal after unprovoked Edendale assault
Police are continuing to investigate a serious, unprovoked assault on a man who was lured from his home in Edendale last week.
Hunt tips hat to TV advert
Hunt tips hat to TV advert
Passengers aboard the Kingston Flyer were robbed at gunpoint by about 70 bandits hunting for gold when their train was stopped in Fairlight, in Southland, yesterday afternoon.
Mayor, Greenpeace at odds over nitrate test
Mayor, Greenpeace at odds over nitrate test
As a nitrate tap-water testing roadshow rolled into Gore this week, so did a clash over credibility.
Southland storm costs ICC over $2.3m
Southland storm costs ICC over $2.3m
The Invercargill City Council has given its first look at how much last month’s devastating storm cost the organisation, and it is not cheap.
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Dished up chance to feed heroes
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Dished up chance to feed heroes
A young Southland chef’s dream of cooking for his culinary heroes has come true.