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Elected Representatives

Mayor & Councillors

Councillors are elected across five wards representing the urban and rural areas of the District. The mayor and three councillors are elected district-wide.

The ward representation is:

  • Gore ward - five councillors
  • Mataura, Kaiwera-Waimumu and Waikaka wards - one councillor each ward
  • District-wide - three councillors

How to contact your councillors

Gore District Mayor Ben Bell

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 962 883

Deputy Mayor Cr Keith Hovell (District-wide ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 778 477

Cr Bret Highsted (Gore ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 553 8463

Cr Bronwyn Reid (Gore ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 0223 3362

Cr Paul McPhail (Gore ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 208 7393

Cr Glenys Dickson (Gore ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 208 9406

Cr Robert McKenzie (Gore ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: TBC

Cr Richard McPhail (District-wide ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 344 4460

Cr Joe Stringer (District-wide ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 168 2532

Cr Neville Phillips (Mataura ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 229 9601

Cr John Gardyne (Waikaka ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 223 3736

Cr Stewart MacDonell (Kaiwera-Waimumu ward)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 202 7530

Mataura Community Board

The Gore District has one community board. It serves the second largest urban area in the district, Mataura. The board has five members.

They are:

Nicky Coats - Chair

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 224 3282

Colleen Te Au

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 867 9129

Darren Matahiki

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 217 6251

Laurel Turnbull

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 431 9927

Steve (Boko) Dixon

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 634 8452

Conduct of Councillors

The code of conduct sets out how councillors conduct themselves while acting in their capacity as elected members. It includes understandings on behaviour towards one another, towards management and staff and the public. It applies to all elected members.

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