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:

Our Services

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.

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

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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We will only use your personal information if you have given consent for us to do so. You can ask for access to your information or for corrections to be made.

For more detailed information please refer to the Privacy Act 1993.

Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007

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