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Jun 17, 2020

The Gore District Council this week unveiled plans for a multi-million dollar upgrade of its East Gore water treatment plant and centralising the treatment of water for Gore. A feature of the project is a new bridge across the Mataura River to carry water pipelines from the East Gore plant to the Ja

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Government Aims To Slash DHBs In Overhaul Of Health System

Health & Wellbeing - Jun 17, 2020

District health boards will be slashed and new government health agencies created in a massive overhaul of the health system. The government has released its final Health and Disability System Review which aims to bring the biggest change to the health system since DHBs were created nearly 20 years

SIT Students Launch Virtual Art Exhibition

News - Jun 16, 2020

Bachelor of Screen Arts (BSA) year two students studying at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have used lockdown as an opportunity to develop an online exhibition. Over the past two months, students and tutors have been developing the Pixibit exhibition; due to unprecedented times and as a

Covid-19 Gore: DC Drops Learn to Swim Programme

Jun 16, 2020

The Gore District’s popular free swimming lessons for primary school children have become a casualty of COVID-19. Gore Aquatics Services Manager Martin Mackereth said today the lessons will not be provided in the 2020 / 21 financial year due to a lack of funding. He was hopeful the lessons may be re

Fifita Ready to Make an Impact in Fulltime Role

Sport + Motorsport - Jun 16, 2020

Talented Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel defender Taneisha Fifita is ready to leave her mark when the revised 2020 ANZ Premiership season resumes this weekend. After being a Steel training partner for the past two years, Fifita comes into this season as a fully contracted player for the Reinga Bloxh

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Paddon Wins Barry Robinson Rally Southland

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Hayden Paddon of Cromwell and co-driver Jared Hudson claimed a dominant win in the 2026 Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland in their Hyundai i120N Rally2 on Saturday. Paddon won every Special Stage, extending his lead throughout the day to eventually finish with a 2 minute 43 second margin saying, "

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Health & Wellbeing - Jul 17, 2026

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