A decision on whether there will be a recount for the Gore district mayoralty is expected to be made this week. Read...

Wild weather swept across New Zealand last night with lightning striking from Auckland to Gore.The unsettled weather brought thunderstorm warnings across Southland and forced the postponement of a much-anticipated Six60 concert... Read...

Much has been said about Gore`s new mayor, 23-year-old Ben Bell.Hailing from Ōtaki, Bell has squeezed a lot into his 23 years.Attending Paraparaumu College, commuting in each morning, before a stint at Ōtaki Countdown,... Read...

Defeated Gore District mayor Tracy Hicks is seeking a recount after losing to 23-year-old Ben Bell by just eight votes. Read...

Gore District has elected 23-year-old Ben Bell, who won by less than 10 votes, edging out long-time incumbent Tracy Hicks. Read...

Emotions are running high for Ben Bell, a 23-year-old with no political experience, who has been elected Gore`s new mayor.An ecstatic Bell found out the news at about 4pm and said it was still sinking in.`The mix of emotions has... Read...

Only 13 votes separate the young hopeful and the veteran mayor in Gore. Read...

Significantly improving upon the 1994 film, `Anne Rice`s Interview With the Vampire` does more than just add the late author`s name to the title, ambitiously updating the story, introducing a racial component and serving up plenty of sex and gore. Desperate to replace `The Walking Dead,` AMC might have completed an improbable baton pass from zombies to another kind of undead. Read...

A solo mum says she ate one meal a day and sometimes slept on the hospital floor so she could afford to drive her late son 300km to and from his cancer treatments. Sharon Smith, 53, would drive her son Ethan from Gore to Dunedin... Read...

Mercury is building a wind farm at Kaiwera Downs south of Gore for $115 million. Read...