Newly implemented changes to road rules that state motorists towing another vehicle with a tow rope can only travel at 50kmh may not be widely known by the driving public, Gore District Council roading manager Murray Hasler says.
Riversdale Primary School pupils gave their teachers a resounding thumbs up on Friday for the national Hands Up For Learning campaign to show appreciation of teachers on World Teachers' Day.
A TV3 news report on Mataura's redevelopment plans which focussed on rundown buildings and the "pungent smell" from the meatworks could have set revitalisation plans back 12 months, community leaders say.
When Rosemary Allen was young, her father made her an elaborate dolls' house but, when the family moved to England in 1951, the beautiful toy was sold.
Grey Power is concerned a reduction in home-care services might be adversely affecting some elderly people who previously received a higher level of service, Grey Power New Zealand health spokesman Dick Stark, of Gore, says.
The key to a successful makeover of Mataura's Bridge St will be the development of a shared vision with buy-in from all sectors of the community, urban revitalisation expert David Wilson says.
Road works at Gore's Hyde St roundabout on SH1, which resulted in a complete road closure on Monday, meant businesses in the area recorded a sharp drop in revenue.
When Ono Forbes, of Gore, started writing to her penfriend Edith Gray in the United States at the age of 15, little did she expect the letters would keep flowing for 75 years.
Adventure Development drug and alcohol clinician Madeleine Peacock is to visit drug and alcohol programmes in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, as part of a Rotary Club study exchange.
Gore dancers Joe-Jax Hohipa Kahuroa (16) and Rosemary Alderton (14) brought home a staggering 23 firsts from the Dunedin Dancesport Championships last week.
The green light has been given to the building of a new $1.5 million water-based hockey turf at Gore's Wayland Park on land beside the Gore Multi-Sports Complex.
Demand for food parcels from the Gore Salvation Army Foodbank has risen 76 per cent for February, March and April compared with the same period last year, and demand was still on the rise, Salvation Army social worker Tom Banks says.
Several improvements are being made to upgrade safety at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 in Mataura after a 10-year-old girl was hit by a car there in July.
The workforce needed for the proposed $1.5 billion lignite-to-fertiliser plant near Gore will include heavy machinery operators, tradespeople and chemical and process engineers, Solid Energy new energy general manager Brett Gamble says.
Mataura's Bridge St might be in line for a full makeover if a study into economic development initiatives for the town proves to be fruitful.
Eastern Southland businesses, farmers and local authorities have greeted news Solid Energy and Ravensdown are investigating the construction of a $1.5 billion coal-to-fertiliser plant, but are well aware a development of that size could create challenges.
It was a case of picking up a spade and mucking in for Otama School pupils when they planted a riparian strip with trees on Friday.
The wide range of areas social workers can be involved in will be highlighted today, national Social Workers' Day.
When Gore woman Melva Beer was faced with having to deal with a friend who suddenly became ill when she was visiting her, she was unsure what to do and did not even know who her friend's doctor was.
Longford Intermediate School has recorded a 30 per cent increase in the number of pupils attending the school this year, an indication the school has worked its way through several years of Education Review Office (Ero) compliance problems, school principal Keith McKenzie says.
