Gore District Council Explained

Gore District Council
Native Name Lang:	mi
Logo Pic:	File:Gore District Council logo.svg
House Type:	Unicameral
Jurisdiction:	Gore District, New Zealand
Term Limits:	None
Leader1 Type:	Mayor
Seats:	12 (1 mayor, 8 ward seats, 3 other seats)
Term Length:	3 years

Gore District Council is the territorial authority for the Gore District of New Zealand.^[1]

The council is led by the mayor of Gore, who is currently . There are also eight ward councillors and three councillors elected at large.

Composition

Councillors

• Mayor
• Gore ward: Bronwyn Reid, Bret Highsted, Nick Grant, Glenys Dickson, Doug Grant
• Mataura ward: Neville Phillips
• Waikaka ward: John Gardyne
• Waimumu-Kaiwera ward: Stewart MacDonell
• Councillors elected at-large: Cliff Bolger, Nicky Davis, Richard McPhail

Community boards

• Mataura Community Board: Alan Taylor, Greg Chaffey, Linda Sinclair, Susan Taylor, Steve Dixon

History

The council was established in 1989, directly replacing the Gore and Mataura Borough Councils and part of Southland County Council (established in 1885.^{[2] [3]}) as the Gore District, New Zealand

In 2020, the council had 334 staff, including 28 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,163.^[4]

External links

• Official website

-46.1026°N 168.9397°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Gore District Council . goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
2. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/Gore/Gore/en Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Gore
3. Book: Fraser . B . The New Zealand Book of Events . 1986 . Reed Methuen . Auckland.
4. Web site: Ratepayers Report . ratepayersreport.nz . Taxpayers' Union.