Tuned in for contest
Tuner Roger Kidd uses a phone to tune the bagpipes of Hokonui Celtic piper Jeff Shanks at the Otago-Southland Pipe Band Championships in Dunedin on Saturday.
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Cows probable cause of spike: report
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Cows probable cause of spike: report
Cows were the likely cause of alarmingly high nitrate spikes in Gore’s drinking water supply last year, an Environment Southland report released last week indicates.
Call for ‘nitrate emergency’
Call for ‘nitrate emergency’
Greenpeace are calling for a nitrate emergency to be declared in Southland.
Police officer loses fight to cancer
Police officer loses fight to cancer
A Christchurch detective, who was raised in Gore, has died from a rare form of blood cancer, just days after marrying her "soulmate".
All eyes on next-level kites
All eyes on next-level kites
Hundreds of people turned out to Mataura’s Tulloch Park on Saturday to give kite-flying a go and see some internationally renowned kites being flown.
Looking back
Looking back
In this photograph from the Otago Witness of July 19, 1911, this mob of about 2600 prime lambs fattened in the Riversdale district make their way to the...
Keeping our energy as business slows
Keeping our energy as business slows
March is here, which officially means autumn, and the end of what has been a pretty incredible events season for Gore District.
Our people
Our people
Learning how to fly a kite on a sunny day?
Southland gold mine given go-ahead
Southland gold mine given go-ahead
A Southland gold mine that could produce more than $50 million of the precious metal a year has been given the go-ahead.
Waitaki joins Three Waters group
Waitaki joins Three Waters group
Gore Mayor Ben Bell has welcomed Waitaki District Council’s decision to rejoin the Three Waters group Southern Waters Done Well after its initial rejection of the scheme last year.
St John Riversdale Station opening
St John Riversdale Station opening
Due to a production error, the wrong photograph was placed in our story last week about the opening of the long-awaited Hato Hone St John Riversdale Station last month.
Dog ownership requires serious thought: trainer
Dog ownership requires serious thought: trainer
A Balclutha dog trainer has advice for owners to ensure their dogs are safe and obedient, following a spate of attacks.
Leaf-munching beetle to tackle invasive pest
Leaf-munching beetle to tackle invasive pest
Hope is on the horizon for native bush invaded by the Chilean flame creeper weed now approval has been given to release a leaf-munching beetle to combat the invasive species.
Rural boom lifts PGW profit
Rural boom lifts PGW profit
A thriving rural economy has helped PGG Wrightson (PGW) lift its half-year profit 8% to $17.3 million.
Council vacancies still unfilled
Council vacancies still unfilled
More than a dozen positions remain unfilled at a southern council one year after consultation began on its major restructure.
International lineup begins adventure race
International lineup begins adventure race
International competitors flocked to Gore at the weekend for the MAGNIficent Adventure Race — a week long, 500km journey across thick brush, forests, rivers and coastlines, on foot, bike and kayak.
Power supply must double to meet needs
Power supply must double to meet needs
Southland needs to more than double its electricity supply in the next decade to meet the needs of its growing industrial and home consumer needs.
$18m to upgrade Rugby Park
$18m to upgrade Rugby Park
There have been mixed reactions on whether spending money to upgrade Rugby Park is the best solution for the facility.
Southern traditions to be celebrated
Southern traditions to be celebrated
Trains, talks and tours are themes connecting many of this year’s Southland Heritage Month activities.
Not so plane and simple
Not so plane and simple
What do you get when cross a Swedish farmer with a penchant for adventure, the oldest functional plane in Sweden, a global logistics crisis and Mandeville, the "Mecca for old planes"?