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Elected Members

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.

2022-2025 Elected Members Pecuniary Interest Register

Gore District Mayor Ben Bell

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 962 883

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Community Wellbeing Committee
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Deputy Mayor Cr Keith Hovell

Ward: District-wide

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 778 477

Committee Membership

  • Policy and Regulatory (Chair)

Cr Bronwyn Reid

Ward: Gore

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 0223 3362

Committee Membership

  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Community Wellbeing Committee
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Cr Andrew Fraser

Ward: Gore

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 695 5451

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee
  • Community Wellbeing Committee
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Cr Paul McPhail

Ward: Gore

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 208 7393

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Community Wellbeing Committee

Cr Glenys Dickson

Ward: Gore

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 208 9406

Committee Membership

  • Community Wellbeing Committee (Chair)
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Cr Robert McKenzie

Ward: Gore

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 208 0005

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure
  • Community Wellbeing Committee
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Cr Richard McPhail

Ward: District-wide

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 344 4460

Committee Membership

  • Community Wellbeing Committee
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Cr Joe Stringer

Ward: District-wide

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 168 2532

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

Cr Neville Phillips

Ward: Mataura

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 229 9601

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee
  • Community Wellbeing Committee

Cr John Gardyne

Ward: Waikaka

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 223 3736

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee (Chair)
  • Audit and Risk Committee

Cr Stewart MacDonell

Ward: Kaiwera-Waimumu

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 202 7530

Committee Membership

  • Assets and Infrastructure Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee (Chair)
  • Policy and Regulatory Committee

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.

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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