Hydro lake levels healthy
Hydro lake levels healthy
Meridian Energy is reporting healthy hydro lake levels as New Zealand enters midwinter, thanks to steady rainfall and balanced power generation.
Southland
Tireless work for community marked
Tireless work for community marked
More than 50 years of volunteer work from one Riversdale man has been recognised, celebrating his work in the town he calls home.
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
The financial reality is settling in on the Gore District Council and its ratepayers.
Invasive fanworm found in Bluff Harbour
Invasive fanworm found in Bluff Harbour
An invasive species of aquatic worm has been found in Bluff Harbour, and the Southland Regional Council is trying to determine if it has spread.
Scandal, division and rumours at Gore District Council
Scandal, division and rumours at Gore District Council
It's been a tumultuous three years at the Gore District Council with a heated election in 2022 ending in a close call and NZ's youngest ever mayor, divisions and murmurs of central govt intervention. What does October's election hold?
Mystery Car Trial fundraiser a hit
Mystery Car Trial fundraiser a hit
A scavenger hunt in Gore was a smash hit at the weekend, raising more than $1500 for a support group, with organisers thrilled about the success.
Tourism firm seeks right to stop for whale encounters
Tourism firm seeks right to stop for whale encounters
A New Zealand tourism company has applied for permission to stop commercial tours in progress to watch whales when they are spotted in the waters around Fiordland and Stewart Island/Rakiura.
Cries for help as minister visits
Cries for help as minister visits
Cries for help to fix the southern health system came loud and clear in Gore last Tuesday, as the minister responsible for rural health heard from the struggling Southland health sector.
Meth ‘contributing factor’ in theft
Meth ‘contributing factor’ in theft
A man who siphoned over $6900 worth of petrol from a Gore self-service station did so because he was using methamphetamine and had lost his job at the meat works, a court has heard.
Poetry day set to warm winter hearts
Poetry day set to warm winter hearts
A song, a sonnet, a soliloquy, entertainers and those with a poetic mind are invited to show off Southland’s creativity this weekend.
‘Therapeutic’ work making textured art
‘Therapeutic’ work making textured art
Kom Haryani’s dad was into art and she started making ceramics and candles with him at a young age.
Artist’s story takes flight
Artist’s story takes flight
Three special screenings of the 2022 film, Geoff Dixon: Portraits of Us, are being shown at the St James Theatre in Gore this weekend and next Tuesday .
Woodlands premier grade champs
Woodlands premier grade champs
Woodlands was crowned the 2025 Southland premier grade club rugby champions on Saturday after winning the Galbraith Shield final at Rugby Park.
Teen hopes to follow in family’s footsteps
Teen hopes to follow in family’s footsteps
A Gore 16-year-old selected to go harness racing in Brisbane this week is hoping to follow in her family’s footsteps.
Rotterdam immensely rewarding
Rotterdam immensely rewarding
Regardless of whether it is winter or spring, exploration of the Netherlands has consistently proven to be immensely rewarding, Sandip Hor writes.
Councillor ‘risking health’ by ignoring boil water notice
Councillor ‘risking health’ by ignoring boil water notice
The country's water regulator says a Southland councillor who refuses to boil his tap water could be risking his health.
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Council backs water partnership
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Council backs water partnership
Despite another district’s shock last-minute withdrawal, the Gore District Council has passed the southern water plan partnership with a near-unanimous vote.
Burn victim’s progress ‘mind-blowing’
Burn victim’s progress ‘mind-blowing’
Life took a bad turn for a young Stewart Island man after he was engulfed by flames from a petrol accident on May 17.
Rubbish fire sends acrid smoke over Invercargill
Rubbish fire sends acrid smoke over Invercargill
One fire appliance was called to a rubbish fire at back of a house in Stirrat St in Invercargill today.
‘Nothing wrong with it’: Southland councillor on water under boil notice
‘Nothing wrong with it’: Southland councillor on water under boil notice
A Southland district councillor living under a boil water notice says he’s not bothering with it because "there’s nothing wrong" with what's coming out of the tap.