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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:
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.
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.
This is where you can find information about:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gore is officially New Zealand’s southernmost Motorhome Friendly Town.
There are five locations for overnight camping in and around Gore, four dump stations and four locations with laundry facilities available.
To make it easy to get into town, there are also two sites for daytime parking within five minutes walk of the town centre.
Gore parking map [PDF, 822 KB]
Dolamore Park Road, 11km west of Gore
Fees:
Toilet and shower facilities available
Dump station available
22 powered sites available
Phone enquiries 027 292 4400
Bury Street, Gore
Fees:
Toilet and shower facilities available (shower available on a casual basis for $2 per shower)
Laundry facilities available at a small charge.
Dump station available
40 powered sites available
Phone enquiries 027 644 9909
9 Bury Street, Gore
Open to anyone (previously members only)
Fees:
14 sites available
No dump station
Phone enquiries 03 208 4623
35 Broughton Street, Gore
Fees:
Dump station available
Laundry facilities
Contact Lyndon Copland, phone 03 208 4919
Parking space only for self contained vehicles (see map above)
Eccles Street - opposite the playground (see map above)
Ardwick Street - next to Gore Gardens and opposite the church
Please note, there is no requirement to be staying at these places to utilise the laundry facilities.
Esplanade Motel - 35 Railway Esplanade, Gore
Facilities available anytime during the day
Coin operated machines
Jack & Gillian Cooper Phone – 03 208 0888
Charlton Motel - Charlton Road, Gore
Facilities available after 1.00pm
Coin operated machines
Ross & Fiona Haselmore Phone – 03 208 9733
Gore A & P Showgrounds (as above)
Gore Motor Camp (as above)
Standalone dump station for travellers passing through available in Richmond Street (northern heavy traffic bypass, adjacent to the children’s cycle park). This is recommended for use by motorhomes with tanks on the left hand side of their vehicle only.
Gore District Council 29 Bowler Avenue Gore P: 03 209 0330 E: info@goredc.govt.nz
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