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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Gore
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.goredc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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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
Joe Stringer
Deputy Mayor
Councillors(avg. $30,485/year)
Neville Phillips
District-wide