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Film explores Gore’s country music credentials
A new documentary tells the story of how a club turned Gore into New Zealand’s Nashville.

Lachlan Jones inquest: No signs the body was frozen - technician
A mortuary technician who helped conduct the autopsy on Lachlan Jones says there were no signs the Gore boy's body had been put in a freezer before it was found.

Lachie Jones investigation: Former cop says Gore station under resourced
A police officer involved in the investigation into the death of toddler Lachie Jones says policing in Eastern Southland was under resourced.

Councils must seek to trim costs, not just lift spending limits
OPINION: In rural communities, the thinking must go beyond more borrowing, writes Gore mayor Ben Bell.

Inquest into 3-year-old gets heated as father gives evidence
The father of Gore Lachlan Jones still has more questions than answers five years after his son's death.

Flood hazard increasing at one of Canterbury’s ‘best’ beaches
The intensity of recent rain events has increased the erosion threat to the banks of the campground at popular holiday spot Gore Bay.

Lachlan Jones: Coronial inquest begins for Gore toddler who drowned
A coronial inquest into the death of a Gore toddler found in the town's wastewater treatment ponds is set to start in the Invercargill District Court .

Proposed 21.4% rates rise hardest issue for problem-ridden Gore council
Councillors spent Tuesday going through a list of what it could cut to get the rates rise down from an initial 40 percent increase.

Snow Peak Unveils Its First-Ever GORE-TEX Collection, Made With 100% Recycled Polyester

Gore names new chief executive Debbie Lascelles
Gore District Council finally has a new chief executive, after a fraught period of conflict between the young mayor and veteran chief executive.

Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared

Call for Gore council chief executive to go a 'vindictive, revengeful, unrelenting, bitter campaign'
A 313-signature petition calling for Stephen Parry to go was to be presented to Gore District Council but councillors rejected it.

Woman flees burning home with baby in her arms
A Gore woman who saved her baby and then her dog has praised the community for helping her family in the aftermath.

Mongrel Mob member accused of unlawfully carrying pistol
The patched gang member was arrested in Gore and has been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Garage fire spreads to home in Gore
A fire investigator is heading to the scene of a fire that threatened to engulf a home in Gore overnight.

NZ band all set for deep south
Six60 is all set to play in Invercargill, Gore and Stewart Island over the next week.

Limitations on fires, outdoor burning in Southland
As winter sets in, outdoor burning is prohibited in Gore and Invercargill.

Quick thinking helps save bush-walking teenagers lost in the dark
The five were walking on Makarewa Falls track in the Hokonui Hills, near Gore, but lost their way after dark.

Gore council the latest to consider huge rates hike
Gore District Council is proposing a rates rise of 21.4 percent despite attempts to whittle down costs.

Trump brings fight to stay on ballot to US Supreme Court
The case calls on the Supreme Court to play a central role in a presidential contest unlike any since its landmark Bush v Gore decision in 2000.

Al Gore, James Bell to Leave Apple Board; Wanda Austin Joining

Gore Council needs $465m of capital investment in Three Waters infrastructure
The Gore District Council will write to central government to outline what one councillor has described as the "funding impossibilities" now confronting them.