Gore, New Zealand
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Gore is a town and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. It has a resident population of 8,240 as of June 2023. Gore is known for its country music scene and hosts an annual country music festival. The town is also surrounded by farmland and is an important centre for agriculture in the region.
Sculpture of the brown trout at the northern entrance to Gore
Gore Railway Station c. 1887–1915
Fleming's Rolled Oats factory, a major landmark in central Gore.
Southland Region
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Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura. It includes Southland District, Gore District and the city of Invercargill. Murihiku Southland is bordered by the culturally similar Otago to the north and east, and the West Coast in the extreme northwest. The region covers over 3.1 million hectares and spans 3,613 km of coast. As of June 2023, Southland has a population of 103,900, making it the eleventh-most-populous New Zealand region, and the second-most sparsely populated.
Image: Winter Landscape in Western Southland
Image: The Fiordland National Park.NZ (13816861254)
Image: Fiordland Lake Marian
Image: Milford Sound (New Zealand)