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Inside London’s hipster church scene, where Gen Z is finding God

In a world of social media-induced angst, young people are looking to religion for meaning. Claudia Cockerell pulls up a pew and meets the people making Christianity cool

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How to spot fake records: 10 tips to avoiding counterfeit vinyl

Looking for some new vinyl this Record Store Day? Here are 10 tips on how to avoid buying a fake by mistake.

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Gore ‘bullying’ target applies for council top job

After quitting an unhappy work environment at Gore District Council more than a decade ago, the former finance head is applying for the job being vacated by his nemesis.

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Disorder in council

An academic says the latest episode in the saga of Gore District Council dysfunction is all the evidence needed for local-government reform

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For whom the Bell tolls

A local-government academic detects a “Trumpian” flavour in a letter signed by Gore Mayor Ben Bell canning plans for a review of the troubled council.

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'Counterproductive' Gore council review set to be axed

An independent review tasked with restoring confidence in Gore District Council looks certain to be scrapped with Mayor Ben Bell and councillors believing it’s “counterproductive” and concerned it will “reignite” past events and experiences.

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CEO resignation closes chapter on 'horrific' situation

A former executive says ex staff and his family are 'jumping for joy' at the news of the resignation of the Gore council's longtime boss. Vaneesa Bellew reports

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Gore’s unlikely mea culpa

The power struggle between the Southland town’s new mayor, fellow councillors and chief executive takes a surreal turn.

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Gore chief lives to fight another day

First a no-confidence vote in the mayor and now a petition calling on the CEO to resign have fizzled in the festering Southland local-body power struggle.

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Gore District Council boss: Bullying claims 'hurtful'

Beleaguered Gore District Council chief executive finally responds to bullying and toxic culture claims made by multiple ex-employees.

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A Gore-y assignment for Linda Clark

The troubled Gore council looks to call in a legal-political-media troubleshooter to restore order, Vaneesa Bellew reports

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Gore Mayor stares down council mutineers

An extraordinary meeting of the Gore council aimed at getting the mayor to resign or cutting him from council committees was a fizzer, with none of those actions advanced and much talk of moving forward together in the 'Gore Way'

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Council staff 'extremely unprofessional' towards Gore Mayor Ben Bell at times, board chair says

The effort to oust Gore Mayor Ben Bell is "ridiculous", Mataura Community Board chair Nicky Coats says.

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2250 sign Gore petition to oust council CEO

Residents of the deep south town of Gore are asked to back a petition calling for the removal of longstanding council chief executive Stephen Parry

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An Ode for .. Gore

Bard Billot on Caesar Ben

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Mud and Gore: Council's long history of workplace complaints

A Newsroom investigation into two almost decades of workplace complaints at the Gore council talks to more than a dozen victims, including the former finance chief. Vaneesa Bellew reports.

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The Week in Detail: Live exports, trouble in Gore

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Gore grief: The trouble at the Gore District Council

A council paralysed, a mayor and a chief executive not speaking to each other - what's going on in Gore?

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Gore council war could outlast inquiry

Previous council meltdowns in Invercargill and Tauranga show that calling an inquiry won't resolve Gore's mayoral problems - only goodwill and putting the community first

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New Zealand town elects 23-year-old mayor

Residents of the country music-loving town of Gore have elected the youngest mayor in New Zealand's history; 23-year-old Ben Bell.

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