Your Council

The Gore District Council is made up of 11 Councillors and a Mayor. The Mayor is elected district-wide. Here you can find out how to contact your councillor and the Code of Conduct they work by.

This is where you will find information about how the Council works, our meetings and agendas, and the management team.

Here you will find out all about our youth council, its meetings and what it does during the year.

A good chinwag has always been at the heart of community. We recognise this and seek to revive the art of conversation with the introduction of a new community digital newsletter, ChinWag. It will replace our monthly Noticeboard page and the Hokonui Herald.

Road conditions, tenders and all the latest public notices can be found here

Find out about your rates, rates rebates and payment options as well as search our properties database.

This is where you can find information about:

  • Annual Plan
  • Annual Report
  • Long Term Plan
  • Management Pan
  • District Plan
  • Bylaws
Our Services

Here you will find information about drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and trade waste. There are also details about Gore's main water supply Cooper's Wells.

You will find information about such things as special licences, manager's certificates, fees & charges and district licensing committees here.

You will find information about keeping animals in urban areas, dog control, being a responsible dog owner and dog registration obligations here

You will find information about getting a building consent, accessing building forms, fence and boundary rules, LIM reports and Restricted Building Work here

You will information here about the District's six cemeteries and burial costs.

You will find information here about the District Plan, resource consents and air quality.

Here you will find information about trees, long grass and overhanging foliage, and noise control.

Here you will find information about road conditions, road safety and our footpaths.

Our Facilities

This is where you can find information about:

  • MLT Event Centre
  • James Cumming Wing
  • Mataura Community Centre
  • Community Halls

In this section you will find information about our award winning public gardens, sports grounds, playgrounds, walkways and cycleways, and all things outdoors.

You will information here about the District's six cemeteries and burial costs.

With a thriving arts and heritage department, these pages have details about our key attractions in Gore, Mataura and Mandeville.

You will find information here on our library services, catalogue and regular features at Gore and Mataura.

A full list of our facilities and their opening hours is available here.

Our District

The Gore District is known as the events capital of the south. Here you will find out why.

Here you will find information about community organisations available for support or guidance, as well as places to eat, stay and see if you are a visitor.

Documents & Forms

A good chinwag has always been at the heart of community. We recognise this and seek to revive the art of conversation with the introduction of a new community digital newsletter, ChinWag. It will replace our monthly Noticeboard page and the Hokonui Herald.

Do It Online

The Council likes to make things easy for our customers and promotes direct debit payments for rates. Here you will find information about this and other payment options we have for our many services.

Whether it's our cemeteries database, properties in the District, library catalogue or events calendar, you will find the link here.

Our District

COVID-19 Our District Updates

 

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Updated Sunday 28 February at 8.00am

This page has information about the Gore District Council's response to COVID-19 and what is happening in our District. For national information, please go to the Government's Unite Against COVID-19 website

 

Alert Level 2 

The move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 means there’s a few changes to how we do business.

All our facilities remain open – please ensure all visits are recorded using our QR codes or visitor registers.

We ask all our customers to please keep physical distancing to 2 metres. If you feel unwell, please stay at home.

We also encourage you to use contactless payment whenever possible. If you plan to pay an account by cheque, please write it at home and just drop it off at our reception.

Thank you for your patience. Here’s our Level 2 details:

 

Gore Aquatic Centre

  • The pool is closed from 3:30pm to 6:00pm for swimming lessons and squad training
  • AquaHit cancelled on Tuesday 
  • Enter the complex through separate entrances for the pool, stadium and ice rink
  • Maximum of four swimmers per lane, no bookings necessary
  • Spa is open, but only one person per clover
  • A maximum of 15 participants for aqua
  • Lessons will be for participants only, and one parent per preschool swimmer
  • No spectators at pool or stadium. 
  • Not available for public use - inflatables, kayaks, hire equipment, leisure pool slide
  • Swimming lessons will continue, all children in tadpole and frog classes require an adult in the water. 

 

MLT Event Centre

  • Bookings must be made for court use and must include warm up and cool down times.
  • 2m distancing rule must be adhered to.
  • Bookings will continue to be paid in full on the day, by one designated person, before the group enters the stadium, unless other arrangements have been made.
  • Team coaches must complete contact tracing for their teams.
  • Not available for public use - gallery seating, changing rooms, shows 
  • Hoops are available for shots, court 2 only.
  • Limited seating will be provided as per distancing rules for teams only.
  • Bring your own equipment, sanitiser will be made available.

 

 Gore Library

  • Storytime is cancelled at the Gore and Mataura libraries on Tuesday and Friday respectively
  • Children under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times
  • Call and collect lending is available
  • Newspapers are unavailable
  • Keep visit time to a minimum
  • Public internet computers - 30 minutes maximum

 

Gore Transfer Station

  • Please stop at the kiosk, even if you are dropping off greenwaste. 
  • Vehicle registrations will be recorded against your transaction for contract tracing purposes.
  • Fees still apply.   Contactless payments is the preferred payment method i.e. card payments.
  • Kerbside wheelie bin collection continues as usual

 

Parks and Playgrounds

  •  All playgrounds and reserves are open
  • Dolamore Park is open

 

Gore Ice Rink

Ice Sports Southland owns and operates the ice skating rink. While an integral part of the Gore Multisports Complex, the rink is run independently from the Council’s Gore Aquatic Centre and MLT Event Centre.

Our staff assist Ice Sports Southland with bookings and over the counter payments. However, they are not responsible for the overall operation and management of the rink.

 If you have any queries regarding the policies and procedures for the ice rink at Level 2, please contact Chris Hughes at chris@bmn.co.nz.

 To avoid contact with other users and to keep to distancing rules, entry to the rink will be made at the rear entrance. All rink payments will be made inside the rink at Level 2.

To keep up to date with our latest information please follow our Facebook page or download our app Antenno 

 

Important Links 

It is important to get the latest updates about the pandemic from the following websites

Those dealing with anxiety or distressed by the pandemic can call or text 1737 any time of the day or week to talk to a trained counsellor.

 

 

Gore District Council 29 Bowler Avenue Gore P: 03 209 0330 E: info@goredc.govt.nz

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