Gore District Council

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

Gore District Council
Type
Type	Unicameral of Gore District, New Zealand
Term limits	None
History
Founded	6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Mayor	Ben Bell
Structure
Seats	12 (1 mayor, 8 ward seats, 3 other seats)
Length of term	3 years
Website
goredc.govt.nz

The council is led by the mayor of Gore, who is currently Ben Bell. There are also eight ward councillors and three councillors elected at large.^[1]

Composition

Councillors

• Mayor Ben Bell
• 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^[1]

Community boards

• Mataura Community Board: Alan Taylor, Greg Chaffey, Linda Sinclair, Susan Taylor, Steve Dixon^[1]

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]