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Stopped in their tracks
Gore’s horse racing community has been left devastated by the news the Gore and Wyndham racecourses are facing possible closure. Last week the racing industry announced it was looking to close seven courses around New Zealand as a means to address a...
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Awards for Gore designers
Local designers stitched together two big wins at last weekend’s MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards. The Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy, for the best Southland designer went to Dorothy McIntosh for her tailored Anzacthemed coat and the Wools of...
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School loses appetite for govt-funded lunches
Dissatisfaction with the governmentfunded school lunch programme has led to a Gore high school reopening its senior canteen this week. Principal Melanie Hamilton said the revamped school lunch programme introduced at the start of last year failed to...
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Baabaas triumphant
Cheers and beers flowed at the MLT Eastern Northern Barbarians Bury St base on Saturday night after their Galbraith Shield win. The Baabaas defeated Invercargill’s Pirates Old Boys 4028 to win the shield for only the second time in 10...
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Council quiet on reform preference
With just over a month until the government’s Head Start reform deadline, Gore District Council has yet to publicly commit to its preferred amalgamation model. The heads of Southland District Council and Environment Southland clashed last week over...
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Council to ‘move on’ after apology
Gore District Council yesterday agreed to accept an apology from councillor Donna Bruce over a homophobic comment she made at a workshop in April ‘‘and move on’’. Cr Bruce, speaking to council, called the code of conduct process that resulted from her...
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