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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.
Click here to view our Building Consent Fees & Charges [PDF, 44 KB]
The Gore District Council is responsible for ensuring that building work is safe, durable, sustainable and poses no danger to the health and wellbeing of property owners and users.
A building consent is approval from the Council to carry out building work on a specific property or site, ensuring there is appropriate sanitary plumbing and drainage, that minimum fire safety standards have been met and that works are structurally sound.
A consent ensures the work complies with such legislation are
A building consent is required for most building work, including:
The Council has up to 20 working days to either refuse or grant a building consent.
When an application is received it is checked for completeness and signed-off as fit for processing. It is then entered into our system and the 20 working day clock starts. If more informationj is required during processing, the application is suspended and clock stopped until the requested information is provided.
It is important for applicants to provide full details (as per the Council's checklists) with their applications.
3Waters Infrastructure Connection Guide [PDF, 515 KB]
Basic building jobs, such as laying a patio or installing kitchen cupboards, do not require a building consent.
Work that does not require a building consent is set out in the Building Act 2004 (Schedule 1). Although your particular project may be exempt from needing a building consent, the work must still meet the standards set out in the Building Code.
Work that does not require a building consent includes
To learn more, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has produced a Guide to work that does not require a building consent [PDF, 2 MB].
You can find historical information relating to Schedule 1 exemptions here.
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