Our Council is planning for your future. We need your help to understand what our community values are, as a stepping stone in our long term plan process. Results will be published by the end of November.

What do we do?

We look after the entire Gore District, all 1250km². This includes the two main towns - Gore and Mataura – and the townships of Pukerau, Waikaka and Mandeville.

Our mahi (work) includes

• Water supply
• Wastewater
• Stormwater
• Roads and footpaths (but not state highways, private roads or paths), including street lighting and parking
• Parks, reserves, swimming pools and other recreational facilities
• Cemeteries
• Rubbish and recycling
• Civil defence
• Libraries
• Arts and heritage
• Visitor centre
• Grants
• Events
• Building consents and resource consents
• Issuing licences to sell alcohol and food
• Animal and noise control
• Community development

Why do we do it?

The Local Government Act 2002 states that we, as a council, must promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future. These are the things that make a community a nice place to live.

We have six community outcomes.

1. We value our history and heritage
2. We live in a creative place
3. We have a choice of quality places to go and things to do
4. We have a quality infrastructure with potential for growth
5. We live in a compassionate caring community
6. We value and respect our environment

How do we do it?