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Mayor of Gore
Incumbent
Ben Bell
since 2022
StyleHis Worship
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderThomas Green
Formation1885
DeputyJoe Stringer[1]
Salary$112,010[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District Council.[3] Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.

The current mayor is Ben Bell.[4]

List of office holders

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Gore Borough

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Name Portrait Term of office Notes
1 Thomas Green 1885–1886 [5]
2 John MacGibbon 1886–1887 [5]
3 Ian S. Simson 1887–1888 [5][6]
4 James Beattie 1888–1889 [5]
(3) Ian S. Simson 1889–1890 [5]
5 Alfred Dolamore 1890 [5][7]
(2) John MacGibbon 1890–1892 [5]
(3) Ian S. Simson 1892–1893 [5]
6 William Macara 1893–1894 [5]
7 Thomas Brewer 1894–1895 [5]
8 Dugald Poppelwell 1895–1896 [5]
(4) James Beattie 1896–1897 [5]
9 James Copland 1897–1898 [5]
10 Duncan McFarlane 1898–1899 [5][8]
11 John Ballantine 1899–1901 [5]
12 Archibald MacGibbon 1901–1902 [5][9]
(10) Duncan McFarlane 1902–1903 [5]
(4) James Beattie 1903–1904 [5]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell 1904–1906 [5]
(12) Archibald MacGibbon 1906–1910 [5]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell 1910–1913 [5]
13 David McDougall 1913–1914 [5]
(10) Duncan McFarlane 1914–1915 [5]
(13) David McDougall 1915–1919 [5]
14 Andrew Martin 1919–1921 [5]
(13) David McDougall 1921–1923 [5]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell 1923–1927 [5]
(13) David McDougall 1927–1929 [5]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell 1929–1931 [5]
15 Alexander Newman 1931–1956 [5]
16 Wilson C. Campbell 1956–1959 [10]
17 W. G. Mackay 1959– [11]
Hans Charles Hankey
J. C. Barron ?–1965 [12]
J. C. McLeod 1965–? [12]
Ivan Elder –1980 [13][14]
Hallam Smith 1980–1986 [15]
Gabriel Farry 1986–1989 [16]

Gore District

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Name Portrait Term of office
1 Ian Tulloch 1989–1995[17]
2 Mary Ogg 1995–2001[18]
3 Owen O'Connor 2001–2004[19]
4 Tracy Hicks 2004–2022[20]
5 Ben Bell 2022–present[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (30 October 2025). "Gore's new council sworn in". The Press. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Your Council". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
  4. 1 2 "Gore elects youngest mayor in NZ history". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Eastern Southland: municipality of Gore". Otago Daily Times. No. 22616. 6 July 1935. p. 19. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "OBITUARY". New Zealand Times. Papers Past. 7 March 1924.
  7. ↑ "AN EX-MAYOR". Mataura Ensign. Papers Past. 22 November 1910.
  8. ↑ "OBITUARY". The Press. Papers Past. 4 October 1917.
  9. ↑ "OBITUARY". Otago Daily Times. Papers Past. 25 October 1935.
  10. ↑ "Mayoral polls". The Press. Vol. 94, no. 28129. 19 November 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "SURVEY OF LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN N.Z." The Press. Papers Past. 19 November 1959.
  12. 1 2 "Two metropolitan mayors defeated". The Press. Vol. 104, no. 30878. 11 October 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Flood-relief fund expected to reach $1M with subsidy". The Press. Papers Past. 26 October 1978.
  14. ↑ Gerken, Sonia (23 March 2009). "Gore woman 'wears out' at 98". The Southland Times. Stuff.
  15. ↑ "Gore library legacy to Hallam Lloyd Smith". Southland Times. 13 January 1998. p. 3.
  16. ↑ "Fallow, M., Gore community leader, businessman, Gabriel Farry dies," Southland Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ian 'Inky' Tulloch transferred to Christchurch hospital after Invercargill race crash". Stuff. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  18. ↑ Esler, Lloyd (18 May 2012). "Poole broke down the door". Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Mayoral election results 2004 affecting the Mayors Taskforce For Jobs". Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Longstanding Gore mayor ousted by 23yo with 8-vote lead". Radio New Zealand. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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