Man in hospital after skyrocket in the eye
South Island man has serious eye injury after firework was shot directly in his face.
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New Zealand's smaller towns and cities are most vulnerable from house price falls
Men armed with machete rob Gore dairy
A Gore dairy employee was attacked with a machete during the robbery.
The diary of a newbie politician
There was an incident with a knife, new babies and shades of Harry Potter for our new MPs.
Youths arrested in Southland crime spree
Four youths - aged 12 to 16 - have been arrested for a crime spree in Southland.
Farmers' mental health emphasised
The September 23 general election will be one of the ''most important'' of its kind.
Heavy snow on the way for both islands
It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.
Police still hunting hooded intruder
Southland police hunt hooded intruder who stabbed elderly Mataura man in chest
Horror night on roads: 16 hurt, 1 dead
There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.
Barclay tapes include talk of 'sex and drugs'
Parliamentary officials reportedly know the content of the Todd Barclay tapes.
National board member who advised Dickson to withdraw complaint named
National Party board member who asked woman to withdraw Todd Barclay complaint named.
Who is Todd Barclay?
Todd Barclay: National MP, former tobacco lobbyist, and now in the thick of it.
Brrrrrr! Cold snap hits the north of NZ
A northwester warmed parts of the south, as those in the upper North Island shiver.
Campervan crash: One dead, several hurt
Road closed, one dead, multiple injured after car and campervan collide near Gore.
Three-hour armed standoff in Gore
Armed police have spent three hours trying to enter a house in Gore this evening.
MP refused to co-operate with police
Investigation was into whether Todd Barclay breached a section of the Crimes Act.
World shearing record broken in Southland
Southland shearer Leon Samuels today set a new world solo eight-hours strongwool ewe-shearing record after a tally of 605 in a woolshed north of Gore.
One dead in Gore crash
One person has died and another has been injured after a single-vehicle crash near Gore.
One dead in fatal crash near Gore
Single vehicle crash on Donald Road, resulted in one dead and another injured.
Spate of thefts from vehicles in Gore
A "large amount of personal belongings and money" was stolen from cars.
Police call for witnesses to Gore crash
The crash resulted in the death of a motorcyclist. It occurred on SH1 around 4pm just east of Pukerau.
Surf's up after showery day
Big swells predicted to surge up the eastern side of New Zealand from Kaikoura to north of Mahia Peninsula
Father's relief after killer's death
Ted Gordon was heading to Gore when he got a phone call to say the man who raped and killed his daughter 23 years ago had died in a crash.
Arrest following Gore assault
A Gore man has been arrested following an assault on Thursday evening.
Motorcycle crash victim was freed killer
The man killed in a motorcycle crash near Gore on Tuesday was convicted of raping and killing a South Otago woman in 1993.
Road toll rises after motorcyclist dies
Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.
Southland: Moonshine and myth
Gore's anti-prohibition whisky makers had plenty of bite, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.
Hunt on after boy punched in stomach
Three boys were playing in the school grounds when they were approached by an unknown man.
Gore: A town by any other name
Gore's art gallery is the magnet, but other delights abound too, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.
Fire at plant near Gore extinguished
Firefighters from across Southland who were called to an explosion at Dongwha New Zealand's plant in Mataura at 4.30pm are preparing to leave the scene.
Barry Soper's predator politics
Our political correspondent ponders possible predators of the New Zealand, Chinese and American variety.