Gore District Council
Gore District Council is the territorial authority for the Gore District of New Zealand.
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.
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
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.) 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.
References
- ^ "About Gore District Council". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Gore
- ^ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.
- ^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.