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18 December
Community Feedback Key to Trials
Work to finalise the Streets Alive trials - initiatives aimed at making Gore’s streets safer, more accessible for everyone and...
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17 November
New bridge hearing date set
A hearing to consider the Gore District Council’s proposal to build a bridge across the Mataura River, just upstream of...
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16 November
Theatre chosen for new library/community space concept plan presentation
The Gore District Council will present a concept plan of the Gore Library and community space redevelopment at the St...
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12 November
Demolition For Old High School Buildings
Two derelict wooden buildings, once part of the old Gore High School near the Mataura River, are to be demolished. However,...
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02 November
Wastewater treatment long term strategy revealed
The Gore District Council plans to significantly improve the quality of wastewater being discharged into the Mataura River over the...
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08 September
Lots of Ideas for New Library & Community Hub
Innovative spaces for children, lots of natural lighting and safe parking are among the ideas for Gore’s new library and...
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13 August
Regional Leadership Group To Tackle COVID Response
As we tackle the current resurgence of COVID-19 in New Zealand, those responsible for leading our response in Southland have...
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30 July
Hub for Business and Community Launched
The Gore District Council has launched a hub to coordinate, support and explore innovative solutions to assist businesses and the...
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15 July
New Gore Library Gets Major Funding Boost
Gore District residents could be using a new, modern library by early 2022 thanks to a funding boost from the...
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13 July
Streets Alive Brings Big Opportunities for Gore Community
`Streets Alive’ is the Gore community’s opportunity to dream big about improvements it wants for its town. The Gore District Council...
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01 July
New Free Water Safety Skills Programme Approved
The Gore District Council has managed to pull together a funding package to ensure primary school children within its boundaries...
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24 June
Consumer survey provides interesting insights
Better customer service and opening on Saturday and Sunday are among suggestions to improve Gore’s business and hospitality sector, according...
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15 June
Free Swimming Lessons For Children Cancelled
The Gore District’s popular free swimming lessons for primary school children have become a casualty of COVID-19. Gore Aquatics Services Manager...
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08 June
Store Closure Presents Opportunities
Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks said the downsizing of H & J Smith’s Gore store was a major blow for...
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27 May
Extra weekly rubbish bin collection for new service
The Gore District Council has listened to residents’ concerns about its new waste collection service and will provide an extra...
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14 May
Free green waste disposal part of new waste package
Free disposal of green waste, and cardboard and aluminium can recycling collection bins are among improvements to the Gore District...
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10 May
Council working with businesses to restart economy
The Gore District is well placed to restart its economy post COVID-19, says Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks. His comments come after...
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24 April
Council provides rates relief during COVID-19
The Gore District Council is offering ratepayers who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 an opportunity to defer their...
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14 April
Zoom meeting a first for GDC
The COVID-19 level 4 lockdown has meant a lot of changes to the way we work, the way we connect...
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21 March
COVID-19 Forces Council to Close Facilities
The Gore District Council has this afternoon decided to close the Gore and Mataura libraries, and Gore Multisports Complex at...
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17 March
Gore's iconic country music festival cancelled
Given the ongoing response to the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Country Music Festival Trust has made...
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06 March
New Pyramid Bridge construction tested by flood waters
Pyramid Bridge flooding before and after video The new Pyramid Bridge faced one of its toughest tests in last month’s flooding...
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28 February
Bikers help with exposed landfill clean-up
A team of about 25 volunteers turned up yesterday (Thursday 27.2) to start the massive task of cleaning up rubbish...
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18 February
Interim fix for exposed old landfill
The Gore District Council is planning on having an interim fix in place by early next week for the old...
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12 February
Mataura dross removal update
A deal to fast track the removal of 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross, stored at the former Mataura paper mill,...
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12 February
Council moves quickly on old landfill exposure
The Gore District Council is moving quickly to prevent any harmful effects from the exposure of an old landfill site. Last...
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11 February
Southland Mayoral Relief Fund Open for Applications
The Southland Mayoral Relief Fund is now open and available to help Southlanders impacted by the 3 February floods. Last...
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07 February
21 homes affected by flood waters
Flood waters entered 21 homes in the Gore District during this week’s civil defence emergency. An assessment of the worst affected...
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06 February
Mataura Residents Return Home
Mataura was reopened to residents at 6.00pm tonight. There is still some areas of surface flooding. The worst affected areas are: ...
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06 February
Ouvea premix not affected by flood waters
Assessments this morning of the ouvea premix stored in the former Mataura paper mill found it has not been affected...
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05 February
Gore residents allowed to return home
Residents of Gore will be allowed to return home from 6.00pm tonight. Civil Defence controller Ian Davidson-Watts made the decision to...
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04 February
Prepare for Evacuation Notice for Gore Residents
*This notice has been authorised by Emergency Management Gore controller Ian Davidson-Watts* Modelling for the Mataura River shows that it may...
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04 February
Homes evacuated and Welfare Centre set up
The Gore District Council has activated a welfare centre and evacuated one street, in East Gore, as rain continues to...
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04 February
State of Emergency Declared for Southland
At 2.20pm today, Southland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group chair Neville Cook declared a state of emergency for the Southland...
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04 February
Flooding Notification #1
*Flooding Notification* *Tuesday 4 February at 11.15am* The Gore District Council is advising people to stay off the roads as flooding continues...
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17 January
Looking Out for Leaks – new identification system being trialled
We all need to look after our water — it’s a vital resource. If you see a water leak on...
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