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.
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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.
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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.
Water restrictions are important to manage our water supply wells when there is a long, hot dry spell of weather.
We have adopted a phased approach to water restrictions, which recognises that some people rely on their vegetable gardens for food. There are also different restrictions for residential, commercial / industrial, schools and sports clubs, and the Council.
Full water restrictions table [PDF, 122 KB]
Commercial and industrial users
Schools and private sports clubs
Water is not an unlimited resource and while the Mataura River will always have water in it, the flow can get so low that we have to put restrictions in place to comply with Environment Southland’s regulations. The main source for Gore’s water Cooper’s Wells draws water from an aquifer that is influenced by the level of the Mataura River. This means if there’s no rainfall in the headwaters of the river and the water flow gets low, the water level in the wells drops.
Gore has two water sources, both located north of the town. One is on the west side of the Mataura River and is known as the Jacobstown Well. There is also a source on the east side of the river known as Cooper’s Wells. Mataura’s water comes from the Pleura Dam while the Waikana Stream is a secondary source in times of high demand or dry periods.
We are allowed to lay emergency pipelines from the river to pump water into the aquifer, which in turn tops up the wells. Mataura has an emergency pump that takes water from the river directly to the treatment plant. Pumping from the river is only for emergencies and can cause issues with the taste and odour of the water even though it is treated to our required standards.
No, it just means that you may be only allowed to use the hose during certain times, or have to use a bucket of water when it’s really bad.
No. It takes more than a day or two of rain to recharge our wells. There also needs to be sustained rainfall in the headwaters of the Mataura River, not just in Gore, for river levels to rise.
Please ring us immediately on (03) 209 0330 so we can start the process to get it fixed. It is important to be as specific as you can about where the leak is, how much water there is and whether it’s a toby tap or water main. We use this information to prioritise the work.
Not necessarily. We need permission before we can dig up certain streets or roads in Gore. To ensure the health and safety of our staff and the public, documentation stating where we will dig, what day and how long it may take to repair the leak has to be signed off before any work is undertaken. A major water main break is classified as an emergency and the road can be dug up immediately.
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