News
18 December
Water restrictions in place
Falling levels in Gore’s water supply wells has forced the Gore District Council to activate level 2 water restrictions, effective...
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10 December
Free Wifi rollout started
Work started this week on installing the infrastructure for the Gore District Council’s free WiFi project. The Council is partnering with...
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07 December
Hot temperatures push up water consumption
Last week’s record breaking temperatures made it a near record breaking day for water consumption in Gore. Last Wednesday water usage...
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26 November
Main Street Tree Removal Decision
The Gore District Council is to consider increasing footpath cleaning and other practical steps to mitigate the effects of leaves...
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25 November
Extreme Fire Risk Warning
*UPDATE 14.38 Thursday 26 Nov: The MetService predicts Gore will be among the areas worst affected by the gale force...
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11 November
Borrowing changes proposed
A proposal to change where the Gore District Council borrows money from will provide considerable savings in interest payments. The Council...
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02 November
Get creative with cardboard
If you're keen to take part in this year's Santa Parade but a bit stuck for ideas, the Gore District...
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27 October
Taha Fertilizer consent granted
Taha Fertilizer Industries Ltd’s land use consent application for the storage of up to 10,000 tonnes of Ouvea Premix and...
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15 October
Councils support collaborative strategy
The Southland Regional Development Strategy launched today is the result of a strong working relationship between the councils, iwi, business...
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02 October
Council scholarship applications open
The Gore District Council is once again offering two tertiary education scholarships worth $750 each. This year is the third the...
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18 September
Mataura Pool opening delayed
A mechanical fault has forced a delay to the opening of the Mataura swimming pool, albeit by only three days. The...
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18 September
Roading manager reappointed to national executive
The Gore District Council’s roading manager Murray Hasler is making sure rural local authorities have a say in future developments...
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28 August
Generous gift for Eastern Southland Gallery
A collection of work by one of Gore’s most famous artistic sons, Trevor Moffitt, will have a permanent home at...
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29 July
Innovation to mend gravel roads
The Gore District Council is launching a concentrated campaign to fix the District’s gravel roads left potholed and rutted by...
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28 July
Applications open for sports and arts funding schemes
Applications are now open for the latest round of funding from the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund and the Creative...
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23 July
New rates brochure popular
The Gore District Council has produced a new rates brochure so people can better understand their rates. The brochure -...
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16 July
Road sign vandalism
The Gore District Council is concerned that a spate of vandalism to signs around Gore in recent weeks is putting...
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17 June
$2 buses to ILT Kidzone
Travelling to ILT Kidzone will be cheap as chips for Gore District families this year, with bus rides only $2...
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12 June
Pamper Your Pooch
Gore District dog owners have a good reason to make sure their dogs are registered on time this year with...
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29 May
Gore to host Highlanders v Crusaders game
Southern Field Days has scored a major coup, today announcing the Highlanders will play a pre-season match against the Crusaders...
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27 May
Support sought for cycle trails
The Gore District Council has been asked to support the coordinated development of cycle trails in the District at this...
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19 May
Gore District Ambassador short films now online
It’s only two days until we find out who our 2015 Gore District Ambassador will be. The six contestants - Stephanie...
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14 May
Great response to LTP consultation
The Gore District Council's draft 2015-2025 Long Term Plan consultation document has attracted a great response from people wanting to...
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08 May
Mataura Museum wins national award
The Mataura Museum project, which transformed Clematis Cottage into a fun, interactive place to visit, has jointly won the Best...
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01 May
Council throws the spotlight on the CBD
Gore's retail sector is set for renewed focus and support following a combined initiative led by the Gore District Council...
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28 April
Gore District Ambassador finalists announced
The six entrants in this year’s Gore District Ambassador will find out this week what’s in store for the competition. The...
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16 April
Taha consent hearing likely to be in Mataura
The Gore District Council has received 63 submissions on Taha Fertiliser Industries’ retrospective land use consent application, with almost half...
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27 March
Easter Hours
The Gore District Council is among those businesses who mark Southland Anniversary on the Tuesday following Easter. Therefore, please note...
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18 March
New look Gore District Ambassador
The Gore District Council is looking for a new Ambassador for the District. We have revamped the Gore Gold Guitars Young...
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04 March
Two stage urban reseal work nearing completion
The Gore District Council’s resealing work in central Gore is expected to be completed early next week, weather permitting. The first...
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18 February
Internet survey launched
What have been your experiences with internet and mobile services? Venture Southland has launched a survey to assess peoples' experience of...
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15 February
Restrict water use now
Gore residents are being asked to immediately restrict water use after a pump failure at Cooper’s Wells, the main water...
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10 February
Possum control underway in Otama/Knapdale area
The Otama/Knapdale area is now part of Environment Southland’s Possum Control Area (PCA) programme. Possum control will be carried out on...
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09 February
Summary of air plan review submissions available
Gore residents featured prominently among the 800 people who made a submission to Environment Southland’s air plan review. They and...
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04 February
Water users being surveyed
Where do you swim, boat and collect seafood? That’s the question being asked this summer. Environment Southland and members of the...
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30 January
Council puts ban on washing fleet vehicles
The Gore District Council has put a ban on washing its fleet vehicles as the District moves to level 3...
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29 January
Potential fire risk with overgrown sections
The Gore District Council is urging property owners to tidy up any overgrown sections as the fire risk continues to...
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29 January
Water restrictions at Level 3
The Gore District Council has ramped up water restrictions for Gore and Mataura to level 3. This means there is a...
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15 January
Potentially toxic algae in Waikaia River
A health warning has been issued after monitoring by Environment Southland shows a high abundance of the naturally occurring and...
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12 January
Fire and water restrictions in place
Falling river levels have forced the Gore District Council to initiate this summer’s first round of water restrictions, while the...
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