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.
The Southland Regional Air Plan means we have to phase out coal-fired home heating and replace it with cleaner forms of heating, such as a wood burner, pellet burner or heat pump.
To help residents in the Gore airshed replace their home heating appliances, the Gore District Council has joined with Environment Southland and Awarua Synergy to provide interest free loans. We have also provided some money for interest-free loans to upgrade insulation, in conjunction with upgrading heating systems.
To find out more go to Clean Air Loans Gore.
Gore airshed [PNG, 478 KB]
Environment Southland is charged with monitoring air quality and ensuring Government regulations are adhered to. More information about air quality and what you can do to help can be found on the Breathe Easy Southland Website.
As of 1 January 2017 open fires were prohibited in the Gore airshed. There are some exceptions for open fires in recorded heritage buildings and those used in industrial or trade premises exclusively for smoking and cooking of food.
If your wood burner was installed after September 2005, it may be on the MfE approved list and may not require replacement.
When was your burner installed? | What is the new rule? |
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Before 1 January 1997 | You may use your burner until 1 January 2020, however you must burn only wood from 1 January 2017. |
Between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2001 | You may use your burner until 1 January 2022. |
Between 1 January 2001 and 1 September 2005 | You may use your burner until 1 January 2025. |
Between 1 September 2005 and 1 January 2010 | You may use your burner until 1 January 2030. |
Between 1 January 2010 and 6 September 2014 | You may use your burner until 1 January 2034. |
NB: If your multi-fuel burner was installed after 1997 you can burn coal in it until the phase out date.
You can find out when your burner was installed by contacting our Building Control team, phone 209 0330.
Map of the Gore Airshed
An airshed is an urban area where air quality has been identified as an issue.
The Gore airshed extends from Terry Road in the west to River Road in the east, and Racecourse Road to the south and Hokonui Drive/SH94 passed the Heartland Hotel. All of East Gore is also included.
Yes. It is an offence to burn the following:
Offences can result in legal prosecution.
In addition you should not burn treated timber, plastics, disposable nappies or other household rubbish. This can result in harmful pollutants being released into the air. You should not burn timber from building sites, fences or decks as it may be treated.
Yes. Only approved wood burners are allowed to be installed in homes on properties of less than 2 hectares. The Ministry for the Environment has a list of approved wood burners that comply with strict emission standards.
Regardless of where you live there are a number of things you can do to help keep our air clean. These include:
More information is available from Environment Southland or the Ministry for the Environment.
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