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...
More »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...
More »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...
More »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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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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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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