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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Gore's iconic trout statue angling for an official name
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:05:27
	Publish Date:		2026-02-11 04:48:00
	Description:		Gore's famous giant brown trout statue is angling for an official name. The scuplture, made by a local artist and captured mid-leap, has proudly stood in the so called trout capital of New Zealand for almost 40 years. It's finally getting a name as part of a compeittion to promote the town's "On the fly festival" on the Mataura River. Gore District Council senior events co-ordinator Florine Potts spoke to Lisa Owen.
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