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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.
The Council’s committees and full council meet on a six weekly rotational basis. All meetings are held in the Council chambers, Civic Avenue, Gore, and are open to the public.
The committee meetings start at 4pm with the Community Services Committee, followed by Operations, Regulatory and Planning, and Finance and Policy. Council meetings start at 7.30pm.
Agendas will be available on the website at least two days before meetings. Minutes are available once they are confirmed at the following meeting.
Agendas and minutes for public excluded meetings are not available.
Associated document: 2014 Draft Annual Report [PDF, 4 MB]
Associated document: Shared Services Stage 1 Report [PDF, 2.2 MB]
Associated document: 2014 Residents' Survey [PDF, 4.7 MB]
Associated document: Draft Committee Structure and Delegation Register [PDF, 760 KB]
Associated documents:
Associated document: Local Governance Statement [PDF, 665 KB]
Associated documents:
Community Services Committee
Operations Committee
Regulatory & Planning Committee
Finance & Policy Committee
Community Services Committee
Operations Committee
Regulatory and Planning Committee
Community Services Committee
Operations Committee
Associated documents:
Regulatory & Planning Committee
Associated document: 2005 District Tree Policy [PDF, 197 KB]
Finance & Policy Committee
Community Services Committee
Operations Committee
Regulatory & Planning Committee
Finance & Policy Committee
Associated document: DRAFT Fees & Charges 2014/15 [PDF, 904 KB]
Community Services Committee
Operations Committee
Associated document: SRFA Draft Statement of Intent 2014 - 2017 [PDF, 2.7 MB]
Regulatory & Planning Committee
Finance & Policy Committee
Community Services Committee
Operations Committee
Regulatory & Planning Committee
Finance & Policy Committee
29 September Ordinary Meeting
18 August Ordinary Meeting
7 July Ordinary Meeting
14 April Ordinary Meeting
27 January Ordinary Meeting
1 December Ordinary Meeting
3 November Ordinary Meeting
13 October Ordinary Meeting
1 September Ordinary Meeting
11 August Ordinary Meeting
23 June Ordinary Meeting
26 May Ordinary Meeting
12 May Ordinary Meeting
31 March Ordinary Meeting
Gore District Council 29 Bowler Avenue Gore P: 03 209 0330 E: info@goredc.govt.nz
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