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Coroner discusses conduct of inquest into Gore boy’s death

At least nine parties will be called by the coroner today in a hearing to discuss the circumstances surrounding the 2019 death of a Gore three-year-old.

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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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The Week in Detail: From illegal fishing to the Rugby World Cup

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

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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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Quest for answers over three-year-old's death

Paul Jones hasn't let up in his drive to get answers over his three-year-old son's death – but in spite of multiple investigations, the truth appears to be no closer.

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Coroner orders inquest into controversial Gore death

The inquest comes following an extensive years-long Newsroom investigation into the mysterious death of Gore three-year-old Lachie Jones.

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Police announce review into handling of Gore toddler case

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'.

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US detective calls NZ police investigation ‘pathetic’

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

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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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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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Lachie’s father calls for new police investigation

Paul Jones doesn't hold the local council responsible for the death of his three-year-old - but he says it's time the police came forward and investigated the case properly.

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Return to Gore: If little Lachie didn't drown, how did he die?

Did a little Southland boy really fall into a pond and drown? In this Newsroom Investigates exclusive, “drowning as a cause of death” has been thrown into doubt by a forensic team engaged to review the original post mortem

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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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