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A Southern council has opted to keep its water services in-house following strong community feedback.

Millie McFadzien competes last Saturday at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross-Country championships in Whangarei. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Top Gore runner Millie McFadzien, 17, has turned her athletic advancement to food design, creating and marketing a smoked eel pate made from Southern-caught tuna.

Nikki Broad holds a placard she has made protesting the lack of greenery in Gore aviary. PHOTOS: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING A Southland woman, whose tireless campaigning to the Gore District Council resulted in the rehoming of peafowl, is still unhappy with the conditions of the town’s aviary.

Lachie Jones’ father feels his six-year campaign against police findings was "justified" after a coroner has directed further investigation into his son’s death.

Photo: Bill Cowan A northbound Southerner goes past the Arthurton Railway Station in 1973.

Eastern Southland is renowned for its rich cultural tapestry, blending Māori heritage with a diverse array of global traditions.

Local children Brooke Schrader, 4 (left), and her sister Heidi, 5, stand in front of the moa and elephant topiary in Edendale. PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING Usually getting a monkey off your back would be a good thing, but Edendale’s 50-year-old animal-shaped hedges sadly lost theirs due to over-enthusiastic members of the public, a neighbour said.

In 2007 the Gore District Council went through a consultative procedure to inform residents of a proposal to redevelop the Arts and Heritage Precinct.

Competitors in the girls’ under-13 grade run across paddocks in Waimumu. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON After a week of rain, the sun arrived at just the right time.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (centre) and Tourism Minister Louise Upston (to his left) at Trip.com headquarters in Shanghai. Photo: RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the idea of complete visa waivers, or extended visas for "premium" travellers from China.

Police seized nearly 500 firearms from a property in Gore on Friday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED After the seizure of nearly 500 firearms in Gore, a lobbyist for responsible firearms says the system needs a serious overhaul.

A Gore mother has raised concerns over the temperature of the town’s leisure pool, but the Gore Multisports Centre says come on in, the water’s fine — and set to industry standard. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG Despite the community turning up the heat, the Gore Multisports Centre has thrown cold water on concerns about pool temperatures.

Hokonui Haulage co-owner and operator Scot MacKay had one of his trailers burgled last week on Jollies Hill. PHOTO: ELLA. SCOTT-FLEMING A Gore family-owned freight business had equipment stolen from one of its trucks and its operator warns other transporters and members of the public to be on the lookout for opportunistic thieves.

Dr Pauline Dawson checks the heartbeat of Oranga Wahine administrator Amy Wornin’s baby. This is one of the services Dr Dawson provides at her monthly pop-up maternity clinic in the Southern Catlins. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A Dunedin lecturer has started a monthly maternity clinic in the southern Catlins to provide closer access to care for rural Southern women and to better understand their needs.

2024 Gold Guitar Award winner Amy Maynard. A former New Zealand Gold Guitar Award winner has called out racist overtones at the event, surprising organisers, who have vowed to fix the issues.