Greenhouse gases measured remotely
Methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from pastures throughout New Zealand are now a step closer.
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SI selection for talented players
SI selection for talented players
Kicking for position or taking down a maul are nothing out of the ordinary for two girls in the St Peter's College rugby team.
Elderly lady drives through restaurant
Elderly lady drives through restaurant
An elderly Gore woman got the fright of her life when she accidentally reversed her car through a large window into a Gore restaurant yesterday morning.
Southland tennis comp set to start
Southland tennis comp set to start
Tennis enthusiasts will be stringing up their rackets in anticipation of the Eastern Southland Tennis Competition, which is due to start on October 17.
St Peter's pupil's speech on gold-medallist
St Peter's pupil's speech on gold-medallist
Peter's College pupil Alice Perniskie (11) impressed judges in the Interschools Speech Contest grand finals, coming third in the year 7&8 section.
Nurses aim to offer new mums, bubs healthy start
Nurses aim to offer new mums, bubs healthy start
Holistic health service focusing on young mums aged under 25 aims to increase the life expectancy of Maori in the community.
Club spins, weaves for feline friends
Club spins, weaves for feline friends
Community spirit is ensuring unwanted cats and kittens at Gore's SPCA have a warm and cosy blanket to cuddle into on cold nights.
St John long service recognised
St John long service recognised
After each giving 12 years' voluntary service to their community, Riversdale St John Ambulance Service officers Dave Hurley and Steve Whitten find it a hard job to get out of.
Making a difference for Mongolian prisoners
Making a difference for Mongolian prisoners
Wyndham-born woman Margaret Currie is helping thousands of Mongolian prisoners who have been separated from their families.
Third consecutive award for car club
Third consecutive award for car club
Eastern Southland Car Club president (front) Hamish Johnstone, Gore Rally chairman Roger Laird (back left) and club secretary Errol Hewlett are pleased to display two of the three annual Best Rally awards the club has won since 2006.
The 2008 Gore Rally has been judged Rally of the Year in the Palmside New Zealand Mainland Rally Series.
Judged as the best rally of all five in the series, it is the third consecutive year the Gore Rally has won the award.
Eastern Southland Car Club spokesperson Roger Laird said 2008 was another great year for the club.
Fashion awards stay in Gore
Fashion awards stay in Gore
The Hokonui Fashion Design Awards are staying in Gore, thanks to funding secured from the Mataura Licensing Trust.
Youth serve healthy food for whanau
Youth serve healthy food for whanau
The Mataura Marae was a hive of busy bees last Thursday as young people put on a massive party to end the first Feeding Our Futures programme in Southland.
Foot injury shunned as athlete breaks records
Foot injury shunned as athlete breaks records
Not even a foot injury could stop Gore athlete Glenyss Jones from breaking records at the South Island Masters Athletics Championships.
Training for civil defence volunteers
Training for civil defence volunteers
Three Gore civil defence volunteers joined their Invercargill counterparts for a civil defence emergency exercise in Tautuku last weekend.
Funding sought for Edendale community centre
Funding sought for Edendale community centre
Edendale residents support a new community centre, which will be built once funding has been found, Edendale Community Board chairman Neil Irwin says.
Water and Sewerage system work to begin in Wyndham
Water and Sewerage system work to begin in Wyndham
Wyndham streets will soon be ripped up in a massive operation to lay a new sewerage and water system that will connect to residential properties.
Ex Gore girl says Aceh work ‘best year of her life’
Ex Gore girl says Aceh work ‘best year of her life’
Former Gore resident Naomi Johnstone (23) has returned to studying at the University of Otago after carrying out aid work this year in Aceh, Indonesia.
Wind farm to lodge consent in New Year
Wind farm to lodge consent in New Year
Slopedown Wind Farm development manager Doreen Marchesan has set a February 2009 target date for a planning consent to be lodged with Southland District Council.
Annual report shows pressure on Southland rivers
Annual report shows pressure on Southland rivers
Natural resources are under pressure and the environmental consequences of economic growth are chronic, Environment Southland's annual report states.
Figure skaters spin into the medals at NZ championships
Figure skaters spin into the medals at NZ championships
Gore figure skaters whirled their way to medal placings at the New Zealand Figure Skating Championships held in Gore from September to October.