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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.
Each year Gore District residents make a financial contribution to the Council in the form of rates.
These pay for a variety of services and activities, such as the Gore Aquatic Centre and acclaimed Main Street garden plots. Rates also allow the Council to maintain our extensive infrastructural assets, such as the road you drive on each day to get to work.
We encourage people to set up their rates payment by direct debit. For those who prefer to pay in instalments, there are four due dates for each instalment.
The due dates for the 2017/18 year are:
Unfortunately, bills get overlooked sometimes. If you do not pay your rates by the date each instalment is due, there will be a 10% penalty. A further 10% penalty is added to any unpaid rates on 1 July, following the due date. An additional 10% will be incurred every six months thereafter.
Rates are the Council’s main source of revenue and its rating system is capital value-based. This means that the value of your property is used to calculate the percentage you pay for certain activities. It is not used to calculated your total rates.
There are two types of rates - a general rate and a targeted rate. Your rates account is made up of the following:
| • Uniform Annual General Charge and other uniform target rates | 25% |
| • Fixed Targeted ward rates | 41% |
| • Valuation-based targeted rates | 27% |
| • Valuation-based general rates | 7% |
Merging Properties for Rating Purposes Application Form [PDF, 57 KB]
If you have bought a property in the Gore District that is beside a property you already own, you may be able to merge these properties for rating purposes.
The properties must meet the following criteria:
Refund Request Application Form [PDF, 90 KB]
If you have overpaid a rates account, a dog registration, a debtors or a water account, you can apply for a refund.
Solicitors' Rates Refund Application Form [PDF, 226 KB]
If you have a client that is ratepayer in the Gore District and they have overpaid their rates, you are able to request a refund of the overpaid rates on behalf of your client.
Please contact us by email rates@goredc.govt.nz or phone 03 209 0330 if you require more information.
To search for rates on your property click on 'Search It' in the Do It Online section.
2015 Remission of Rates policy [PDF, 73 KB]
Environment Southland rates information
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