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.
The following streets will be closed from 5:30am to 10:00am on Sunday 25 April:
The closures are in accordance with Section 342 of the Local Government Act 1974.
Sunday 21 March to Sunday 27 June
The following streets will be closed from 7:00am on Sunday 21 March until 12 noon Sunday 27 June to trial a new road layout (pocket park) as part of Streets Alive:
• Broughton Street – from the intersection with State Highway 1 to the southern boundary of No.6 Broughton Street
• Eccles Street – from the intersection with State Highway 1 to 32 metres west.
The closures are undertaken in accordance with Section 11(b) and (d) of the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974.
Whenever possible we will list upcoming road closures. Unless otherwise stated please contact our Senior Roading Operations Officer Murray Hasler, ph: 0272-500-269 for more information if required.
For updates on local roads check out our Facebook page.
For updates on state highways in the South Island go to the New Zealand Transport Agency website.
For road condition updates throughout New Zealand, check out the Facebook page Road LERT Info.
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