Slice of Life

Winter has had a couple of cold days recently, but the days are starting to get warmer.

The Southern Indoor Charity Dog Trials were held at the Southern Field Days Waimumu site at the weekend.

Murray Gray, of Mataura Mutton Pies, received highly commended in the gourmet section of the Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards recently.

The Clubs New Zealand 2024 South Island Snooker Pairs Tournament was held in Gore last week.

The 36th annual Hokonui Fashion Design Awards were held in Gore at the weekend.

The Pioneer rugby team made Rugby Southland’s division one final for the first time in more than 30 years.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force twin-engine medium-utility NH90 helicopter flew into Gore last Wednesday on its tour around Otago and Southland schools on a defence force recruitment drive...

SuperGrans Gore — Back 2 Basics held its official launch last Wednesday.

Poets Kay McKenzie and Jenny Powell visited the Gore District Library on Thursday to discuss and share their poetry.

The school competitions of the Freeze Ya Bits Off Busking competition were cancelled last week, but some performers still turned up.

The 2024 Bayleys Tussock Country music festival started on Friday night.

The Eastern Southland Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary on Sunday.

A replica of band Six60’s well-known Dunedin flat was at the Mataura Four Square on Wednesday.

A digital mental health roundtable hosted by Gore Health was held on Monday.

Monday was the first day back at school after the term one school holidays for many pupils in Gore.

A group of Highlanders rugby players were in Gore on Thursday and paid a visit to the SBS Bank to meet fans.

A hot and sunny Monday marked the first day of the school holidays.

Mobile learning centre, Dora, visited Gore on Monday.