The Latest Breaking News from Gore

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

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.

For the past three years Newsroom has been investigating the mysterious death of a Gore toddler who police ruled drowned accidentally. Now, they will review their handling of the case – which one expert describes as 'pathetic'.

A US detective comes out swinging against an NZ investigation into the death of a young boy in Gore.

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

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.

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

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

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'