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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:

  • 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.

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Taha Fertilizer Industries

Decision on Taha application released

A land use consent application by Taha Fetilizer Industries Ltd for the storage of up to 10,000 tonnes of Ouvea Premix and eight tonnes of ammonia sulphate at the former Mataura paper mill, in Kana Street, Mataura has been granted with conditions.

Taha Fertilizer Industries decision [PDF, 776 KB]

Taha or any submitter may appeal the decision, or any part of it, to the Environment Court within 15 working days of receiving it. 

Any appeal must be served on

  • the Gore District Council
  • the applicant
  • every person who made a submission on the application

Failure to follow the procedures prescribed in Sections 120 and 121 of the Resource Management Act 1991 may invalidate any appeal.

All enquiries should be made to the Council's planning officer Rosie Given, phone 03 209 0330.

Additional information as requested by the Hearing Commissioners. The hearing is expected to resume on Wednesday 26 August at the Mataura Community Centre. 

The Gore District Council has received a retrospective resource consent application from Taha Fertilizer Industries for the storage of up to 10,000 tonnes of Ouvea Premix and eight tonnes of ammonia sulphate at the former Mataura paper mill, in Kana Street.

Taha Fertilizer Industries' consent application [PDF, 7.2 MB]

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The application has been put on hold following a three day hearing. Taha has asked for the opportunity to present further information. The hearing commissioners have also asked for additional information on various issues. Submitters will be given the chance to comment on the additional information. The hearing will not reconvene before the end of July.

The Commissioners' minute is available here [PDF, 226 KB]

The application was publicly notified and 64 submissions were received. A hearing is set down for Tuesday 12 May and Wednesday 13 May 2015, at the Mataura community centre, starting at 9.00am. An additional day has been set aside, if required, on Thursday 14 May, at the Council chambers, 29 Civic Avenue, Gore. The hearing will be before independent commissioners Colin Weatherall, of Dunedin, and David Pullar, of Gore.

Submissions [PDF, 31 MB]

Summary of Submissions [PDF, 577 KB]

Senior Planner's Report [PDF, 477 KB]

Technical Reports for Applicant [PDF, 17 MB]

Appendix VI and VII [PDF, 320 KB]

Other relevant documentation

Public notice of Taha Fertilizer Industries' application [PDF, 387 KB]

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