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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:
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.
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.
If you are considering stand for the Council it is a good idea to attend a council meeting to get a feel for what is involved in being an elected member, and what the Council does.
Details about standing for election for the Council can be found in the Candidate Handbook [PDF, 4.8 MB]
There will be an evening on 25 July at the James Cumming Wing, starting 7.00pm
The evening will provide information to prospective candidates around the nomination process, campaigning, time commitments and legislation that is applicable during the election process, as well as covering what candidates could expect if they are successful at the election.
Nominations open on Friday 19 July and close at 12 noon on Friday 16 August.
Gore District Mayor [PDF, 72 KB]
Gore District At Large - three seats [PDF, 73 KB]
Gore Ward - five seats [PDF, 73 KB]
Mataura Ward - one seat [PDF, 73 KB]
Kaiwera-Waimumu Ward - one seat [PDF, 73 KB]
Waikaka Ward - one seat [PDF, 73 KB]
Mataura Community Board - five seats [PDF, 73 KB]
The Mataura Licensing Trust has seven wards - Tapanui, Gore, Mataura, Rural, Edendale, Wyndham and Tokonui. There are three seats in the Gore ward, and one seat in each other ward.
Mataura Licensing Trust nomination form [PDF, 74 KB]
Gore and Districts Health Inc has six seats. There are four seats in the Gore ward, and one each in the Clutha and Southland wards.
Gore and Districts Health Inc nomination form [PDF, 69 KB]
Gore District Council 29 Bowler Avenue Gore P: 03 209 0330 E: info@goredc.govt.nz
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