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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Gore
- CEO
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Contact
- Website
- www.goredc.govt.nz
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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
-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 →
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
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