Rising rents hitting affordability: report
Rents are increasing in Gore and making housing more unaffordable, a Gore District Council report has revealed.
Steve Hepburn
Videos take Neighbourhood Support message nationwide
Videos take Neighbourhood Support message nationwide
Gore is taking centre stage and it will go nationwide, all in the name of neighbourly love.
Organisers pressing on with triathlon
Organisers pressing on with triathlon
The Challenge Wānaka Sports Trust is confident the race has a positive future, confirming it will take place next February.
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Concern over tree felling at cemetery
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Concern over tree felling at cemetery
Tree felling at Naseby Cemetery has been described as desecrating and disgusting, making the cemetery resemble a battlefield.
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Concern over future funding of road repairs
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Concern over future funding of road repairs
Damage from last month’s floods in Central Otago cost nearly a million dollars, with worries over the future impact of reduced financial coverage from the national roading agency.
End to sign saga in sight
End to sign saga in sight
It has taken a while — 21 years and counting — but the end is in sight, though it has been in sight before.
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Multisport event in jeopardy
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Multisport event in jeopardy
Challenge Wānaka may fold if it does not get more entries, closing the chapter on one of the country’s biggest multisport events.
Journey of understanding leads from Parihaka to hīkoi
Journey of understanding leads from Parihaka to hīkoi
It is a long way from Styx to Parliament but that is exactly the route retired Balclutha lawyer Noel O’Malley took.
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2400-unit development gains approval
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2400-unit development gains approval
Approval given to a 2400-unit housing development on the outskirts of Queenstown has been described as a substantial decision for a district under housing pressure.
KiwiHarvest helping feed local people
KiwiHarvest helping feed local people
KiwiHarvest is answering the groans of hungry stomachs in the Gore district.
Doctors sign letter backing associates
Doctors sign letter backing associates
Three Gore doctors have put their name to a letter urging the Minister of Health to support physician associates.
Southern murder mystery in store
Southern murder mystery in store
There is mystery in the air down Tokanui way.
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Four jobs to go at rest-homes
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Four jobs to go at rest-homes
Four back-room roles have been disestablished after a staffing review of two Cromwell rest-homes.
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Completion may be in sight for town’s signs
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Completion may be in sight for town’s signs
It has taken a while — 21 years and counting — but the end is in sight — though it has been in sight before.
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Strong opposition to Lake Dunstan subdivision plan
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Strong opposition to Lake Dunstan subdivision plan
A proposal for a subdivision at the top of Lake Dunstan has been slammed by some heavy hitters.
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Race called off over lack of entries
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Race called off over lack of entries
The revamped Goldrush multi-adventure race in Central Otago — planned for next year — has been canned, with the organiser saying multisport appears to be on its last legs.
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Trail offers challenging new cycling experience
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Trail offers challenging new cycling experience
The newest cycle trail in the South was officially opened on Friday.
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Wind farm decision delayed until next month
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Wind farm decision delayed until next month
A decision on a proposed Southland wind farm has been delayed until next month.
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Power company makes bid to extend wind farm hearing
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Power company makes bid to extend wind farm hearing
Contact Energy is again trying to extend the hearing into its planned wind farm near Wyndham.
Some rural councils struggling to recruit
Some rural councils struggling to recruit
Some rural councils in the South do more than provide a pay packet to get employees on the books. Others, though, believe the peace and quiet actually attracts people to the smaller towns.