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

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.

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 Facilities

Gore & Mataura Sports Fields

The Gore District has 54.5ha of sports fields that provide a wide variety of activities for the young and old. The Council looks after sports fields in Gore and Mataura, while the Waikaka Sports Complex and Pukerau reserve are looked after by their respective communities.

Sports fields in Gore include

  • Newman Park - athletics, rugby and touch rugby
  • Hamilton Park - cricket
  • Hyde Park - soccer
  • Gore town belt - bowls, croquet and tennis

In Mataura sports fields include

  • Tulloch Park - rugby
  • Henderson Park - equestrian, including Mataura Pony Club base.

What you need to know when booking a sports field

  • Any organisation wishing to use any Council reserve or playing field must not assume they have the right to do so without booking first.

  • All bookings must be made by phoning us on 209 0330. Bookings cannot be made through any other department of the Council.

  • Bookings are on a “first in first serve” basis except for Club lessees whose events take precedence.

  • Organisations who fail to make a booking run the risk of finding scheduled mowing or turf maintenance taking place and may be asked to leave.

  • You need to advise the scope of use when making a booking (eg. school athletics, fair etc).

  • No vehicles are permitted on any Council recreational reserve without the specific approval of the Parks and Recreation Manager or his delegated officer.

  • If you have specific requirements (eg. toilets blocks opened, gates unlocked etc) please tell us at the time of making the booking.

  • Any damage to any reserve or property on that reserve will be fixed by the Council and costs will be recovered from the organisation using the facility or reserve.

  • Organisations must ensure all rubbish is placed in bins provided. If there are no bins available, they must ensure it is removed at the end of each day of their event.

  • Booking clashes shall be mediated by the Parks and Recreation Manager.

  • All bookings are required to have the contact details of the person responsible for organising the event including daytime contact telephone numbers.

Rental Costs

Parks and Reserves  
Hamilton Park pavilion hall (plus $400 refundable bond) $65
Dolamore Park camping – adult per night $10
Dolamore Park camping – children 5+ years per night $2
Application to carry on any trade, business or occupation on parks and reserves  
Non-profit per day $15
Profitable  per day $115
Aerator hire per day (plus tine replacement) $80
Sports Fields  
Based on 7% of cost of maintenance)  
Mataura  
Cricket $385
Rugby (Plus $628 pavilion lease) $385
Soccer $127.75
Hamilton Park  
Cricket (Plus $150 pavilion lease) $620
League cricket $415
Gore harriers $200
Hyde Park  
Soccer $1,175
Newman Park  
Pioneer rugby $295
Athletics $295
Others  
Gore BMX $108.50
Gore Model Engineering $108.50
Mataura Tennis Club $36
Mataura Clay Target Club $310
Mataura Pony Club $105
Pony paddocks – per annum $165
Gore Croquet Club $300
Gore Bowling Club $300
RSA Bowling Club $300
Hokonui Bowling Club $300
Combined Courts $300
Citizens Tennis Club $300
Gore Touch 7s Rugby $300

Gore District Council 29 Bowler Avenue Gore P: 03 209 0330 F: 03 209 0357 E: info@goredc.govt.nz

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