Paul Rush finds Gore is hooked on trout, hooch, abstract art, insects and music.

Whisky and art are the first drawcards - but Colin Hogg is surprised to find there's much more to the once-named Chicago of the south.

The body of a missing Gore woman Bernese Fiveash has been found by police in Invercargill.

Blue Sky Meats, whose shares trade on the Unlisted platform, has agreed to acquire Gore-based Clover Export.

A hit a tree south of Gore this morning, and the impact was enough to split it in two.

An accused man made a break for freedom from the Gore District Court yesterday and is still on the run.

No matter what the weather's doing, Pamela Wade finds entertainment in Southland and Central Otago.

'There's quite a lot of devastation in there'. It took more than 90 firefighters to bring a massive blaze in Gore under control at a commercial building.

Police are currently attending a crash involving a truck and trailer unit on State Highway 90 about 5km south of Waikoikoi, near Gore.

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English is to give up his Clutha-Southland seat at the next election and stand as a list candidate.

Gore has more to offer than you may think, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Police have released the name of a toddler who drowned in a rubbish hole on a Southland farm yesterday.

A South Island couple in their 50s has admitted taking nearly $180,000 in welfare benefits over 23 years.