
Gore council fight: Tension mounts ahead of this afternoon's showdown
Councillors to vote on motion of no confidence in NZ's youngest mayor.
Councillors to vote on motion of no confidence in NZ's youngest mayor.
Gore Mayor Ben Bell has been called on to resign.
Councillors to vote tomorrow on motion of no confidence in NZ's youngest mayor.
Ben Bell describes himself as ambitious and confident, and says he is no quitter.
Chief executive Stephen Parry and Mayor Ben Bell have not been speaking since December.
Seymour is the latest to add his voice in support of the 24-year-old.
Residents are sick of ‘childish’ council behaviour.
A meeting on Tuesday will discuss the situation further.
The youngest mayor in New Zealand's history is being urged to step down.
Mokoreta Tahakopa Rd is closed while emergency services respond.
A local government panel says it's too early for commissioners.
Ben Bell would continue to work for the community that elected him.
The relationship between Ben Bell and Steve Parry has broken down.
Lachie Jones, 3, was found dead in a Gore oxidation pond four years ago.
One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 at Mataura.
Invercargill came agonisingly close to breaking a 24-year-old record.
An unrepentant social media manager has defended sharing private photographs of Ben Bell.
Council failed to ensure fencing around its Gore oxidation ponds was effective enough.
Gore District deputy mayor Stewart MacDonell has resigned from the role.
A requisition has been signed by seven Gore District councillors
Hori Gemmell tried - but failed - to get out early.
Ben Bell talks to Kāpiti News about how he became Gore mayor after growing up in Ōtaki.
Slim margin means a change to as few as four votes could see the result overturned.
A 23-year-old with no political experience has been elected Gore's new mayor.
He gained some notoriety for crimes he committed in August 2019 in Gore.
Ingka Investments has been buying farming land in Otago, Southland and Hawke's Bay.
A father's long search is yet to deliver all the answers.
Did a small boy drown, as police believe - or was he murdered?
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