ES defends hunt
ES defends hunt
A southern council is defending its $34,000 spend on a wallaby hunt despite never finding the rogue animal.
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Meet with farmers lives up to name
Meet with farmers lives up to name
If restoring confidence in farmers was the goal, Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay more than succeeded at their public meeting in the South last Wednesday.
PM quiet on hospital after 10 weeks’ deliberation
PM quiet on hospital after 10 weeks’ deliberation
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon remained quiet last Wednesday on when his government would make a decision around the new Dunedin hospital.
Athletes take championship podium places
Athletes take championship podium places
A couple of Gore athletes did themselves proud at the national schools athletics championships in Timaru over the weekend.
Rebuild contractor appointed
Rebuild contractor appointed
Hato Hone St John has appointed Carpentry South as the contractor for the Riversdale station rebuild project.
Action-packed A&P show celebrates best of rural life
Action-packed A&P show celebrates best of rural life
A great day was had by all at the Wyndham A&P show last weekend, as the annual event celebrated rural living and all it has to offer.
Potential conflict of interests queried
Potential conflict of interests queried
Gore deputy mayor Keith Hovell’s potential conflict of interests has some in the community questioning his role in the proposed Gore District Plan .
Street transformed to show neighbourly love
Street transformed to show neighbourly love
Gore is taking centre stage and it will go nationwide, all in the name of neighbourly love.
Decades’ volunteering recognised
Decades’ volunteering recognised
Two members of the Pukeke Lions Club in Gore have received the highest honour Lions International award, celebrating their decades of volunteer work.
Hard work pays off for apprentice
Hard work pays off for apprentice
A Gore joiner and cabinetmaker has been judged the best in his field.
Reading challenge goes beyond page
Reading challenge goes beyond page
An adventure awaits at the Gore Library, for children to read their favourite books and explore the world outside this summer.
Prizegiving a snapshot of 70 years
Prizegiving a snapshot of 70 years
The Gore Camera Club had plenty to celebrate in its latest prizegiving.
Moana rides the wave
Moana rides the wave
When a studio such as Disney puts the time and effort into making an animated movie, it has to fail pretty spectacularly for there not to be a sequel.
Seismic shift after 24 years
Seismic shift after 24 years
Hyundai’s latest 5th generation Santa Fe represents a seismic shift on almost every front for one of the company’s largest and biggest selling SUVs.
Community celebrates rural champions
Community celebrates rural champions
Otago Daily Times Rural Life champions Steve and Tracy Henderson, their children Gus, 7, Annie, 5, and Ruby, 9, and their pet lambs and calf celebrate their win with a community gathering on...
Healthy lambs need healthy ewes
Healthy lambs need healthy ewes
Growing a great lamb requires a continual maintenance of the ewe’s body condition, a southern farm consultant says.
Kaikoura a whale of a time
Kaikoura a whale of a time
Kirianna and Lachlan Poole bought a Kombi van and, with their two young children, hit the road travelling around Australia. When their third child arrived they added a caravan and...
Deceased patient failed by doctors
Deceased patient failed by doctors: report
A man in his 20s with severe cardiac issues who died two days after being discharged from Southland Hospital was failed by doctors.
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Industry left reeling over greyhound racing ban
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Industry left reeling over greyhound racing ban
Leading greyhound trainer Craig Roberts says the industry was shell-shocked by the ban on the sport and labelled the behaviour of Racing Minister Winston Peters as disgraceful.
Man beat father — then offered him paua
Man beat father — then offered him paua
An Invercargill man gave his estranged father a prolonged beating for "abandoning him", leaving the carpet soaked in blood, a court has heard.