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Gore District Council

City/District Council

$4,949,000 Kanoa FundingVisit Website

Council Details

Council Type
City/District Council
Short Name
Gore
CEO
-
Established
-

Contact

Website
www.goredc.govt.nz
Email
-
Phone
-
Address
-

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary
$128,211
+10.4% from 2025($12,057)
Average Councillor Salary
$30,485
+9.0% from 2025($2,521)

Source: NZ Taxpayers' Union (via Remuneration Authority data). Average councillors' salaries calculated by dividing each council's governance remuneration pool by the number of councillors.

Financial Health Score (2024)

Overall Score
60.6/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#22
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#14
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
75
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
52
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
33.9
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
231%
Interest Coverage

Historical Financial Data

32 years available
Operating Income
$31.5M
+9.5% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$38.3M
+4.6% YoY
Operating Result
$-6.8M
Deficit
Total Result
$-3.8M

Income

Rates$22.4M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$1.4M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.8M
Interest Income$582K
Dividend Income$0
Sales & Other Income$4.3M
Total Operating Income$31.5M

Expenditure

Employee Costs$9.6M
Depreciation & Amortisation$8.9M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$812K
Interest Expenditure$2.8M
Purchases & Other$16.2M
Total Operating Expenditure$38.3M

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Ben Bell

Mayor

$128,211/year

Joe Stringer

Deputy Mayor

Councillors(avg. $30,485/year)

Neville Phillips

District-wide

-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
10.0%

Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)

Total Assets
$553M
Total Debt
$55M
Rates Revenue
$22M
Current Ratio
0.46x

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. Scoring methodology based on DIA financial prudence benchmarks.View all council rankings →

Torrone Smith

District-wide

Andrew Fraser

Gore Ward

Donna Bruce

Gore Ward

Mel Cupit

Gore Ward

Paul McPhail

Gore Ward

Robert McKenzie

Gore Ward

Nicky Coats

Mataura Ward

John Gardyne

Rural Ward

Stewart MacDonell

Rural Ward