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Cars destroyed in Southland garage fire
Two cars have been destroyed in a garage fire at a south Gore address on Wednesday morning.

Society needs to raise $100,000 to fight Gore Council's bridge construction
A group that is opposed to the Gore District Council's plans to build a cable-stay bridge across the Mataura River has launched a Givealittle page to raise funds for its appeal.

KiwiRail and Environment Southland discuss raising height of Gore's railway bridge
Environment Southland and KiwiRail have discussed raising the height of the railway bridge crossing the Mataura River at Gore.

Man who stole police guns and a squad car in Gore has sentence appeal dismissed
A man who sparked a 50-officer search when he stole a police car and police guns has had his sentence appeal dismissed.

Gore residents loud over perceived leadership deficit
The Gore District Council needs to "do better" to win back the confidence of the community, Mayor Tracy Hicks says.

That's a wrap from Gore and the biggest week in country music
The biggest week in New Zealand country music has finished.

Melissa Partridge wins New Zealand Gold Guitar Award in Gore
Melissa Partridge hasn't been on stage at the Gold GuitarAwards in Gore since 2006, but on Sunday night she won the top award.

Steel guitarist Paddy Long to be inducted into Gore's Hands of Fame
Steel guitarist Paddy Long will be inducted into Gore's Hands of Fame at the Gold Guitar Award this weekend.

Gore's St James Theatre in danger of closure unless council helps with funding
Gore's SBS St James Theatre in Gore could close unless the council underwrites a shortfall in funding needed to upgrade the building.

Shingleton shares advice for Gore Gold Guitar hopefuls
How do you win Gore's New Zealand Gold Guitars awards? Jaydin Shingleton shares some tips for singers competing this weekend.

'Stupidity': Gore man rescued in Oamaru after taking leaky yacht out at 2am without life jacket in southerly
The actions of a novice boatie in Oamaru have been labelled a recipe for disaster.Earlier this month, North Otago Yacht and Power Boat Club commodore Kevin Murdoch assisted in a young Gore man's rescue after his boat sank in Oamaru...

Father wants police to offer reward for information about Gore toddler Lachlan Jones' death
The father of the Gore toddler who drowned in an oxidation pond wants police to stump up with a reward for information.Paul Jones will meet police next week over the death of his 3-year-old son, Lachlan.Lachlan's body was found...

Gore's mayor says no issues with $6m council building
The Gore District Council says the final cost of its new administration building is unknown, as it is revealed it had to install a pump to get waste water out of the building.

Gore's council says assault on lifeguard was 'harrowing'
A lifeguard was tackled into a pool and held underwater for about 10 seconds by a patron, a Gore council health and safety report says.

Gore District Council struggles to heat new $6m building
Staff can work from home on "very cold" days as the transformer is too small for the Gore District Council building.

Gore council withdraws from some NZTA Innovative Streets trials
Pocket parks, planters and courtesy crossings will be removed from Gore's streets, after the NZTA could not commit to ongoing funding for them if they became permanent.

New Zealand Gold Guitar junior and intermediate winners named in Gore
The junior and intermediate winners have been found in this year's NZ Gold Guitar Awards in Gore.

Runanga accuses Gore District Council of having a 'culture of ignorance'
Hokonui Runanga says Gore's council actively excludes mana whenua at resource consent level as a clear example of a culture of ignorance.

Utes, mullets and dogs: welcome to Gore's Hokonui Ute Muster
The Hokonui Ute Muster was quintessentially Gore � celebrating utes, mullets, and dogs.