Gore District mayor Ben Bell says he worries an amalgamation proposal by Southland District mayor Rob Scott is “essentially selling struggling ratepayers hugs and rainbows”. Read...

Lachie Jones’s brother says he has never told anyone that he threw his brother into Gore’s wastewater ponds, after claims were made about an alleged conversation and social media messages sent between friends. Read...

A proposal to designate the entire Gore District as significant to Maori has been met with anger by Southland Federated Farmers. Read...

Neville Phillips has spent half a lifetime serving Mataura and the wider district in one way or another, Gore’s mayor says. Read...

Gore has breached its air quality standards for the first time in four years. Read...

An inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones, found in Gore`s sewage ponds, will enter its second phase in the Invercargill District Court this morning. Read...

Three people have been injured, and a section of Waimumu Rd is expected to be closed for up to six hours. Read...

One patient with moderate injuries was taken to Gore Hospital, while two others suffered minor injuries. Read...

The second part of inquest into the death of Gore toddler Lachie Jones begins again on Tuesday. His half-brother has been named on the witness list. Read...

Police visited the shop after it was burgled twice in the same morning - but he hasn’t heard from them since. Read...