Situated in the lower South Island our region offers a great rural lifestyle, spectacular scenery, superior recreational facilities, a thriving Arts and Heritage culture and an affordable cost of living.  With its close proximity to lakes, mountains, forests, rivers and the sea, Gore is the ideal place to live, work and play.  We have a safe, friendly, clean green environment and a relaxed outdoor lifestyle - ideal for families.

The Gore district is home to around 13,000 people, with the two main towns being Gore and Mataura.  Gore is the commercial centre for a rich agricultural area and Mataura is home to the Alliance meat processing plant.  Farming, rural services, foresty, meat and dairy processing, together with MDF and tourism are the district's major industries.  The region is also the third largest coal producer in the country with significant deposits of lignite in Eastern Southland.

The Mataura River runs through the centre of Gore and Mataura and flows through rich productive farmland in the surrounding areas.  It is world famous for its brown trout fishing and Gore is known as the "world's brown trout capital".

We are close to Queenstown in the stunning Southern Lakes district and Fiordland which have some of the worlds best scenic attractions  - mountains, rivers and lakes - and outdoor pursuits - ski-ing, white-water rafting, bungy jumping, para-diving, sky-diving, tramping, jet boating, mountain biking - cafes, restaurants and wineries.

The attractions of the southern coastline - safe beaches, fishing, surfing, swimming, boating kayaking and skin-diving - are only 60 minutes away.

We have excellent sporting and recreational facilities including the Gore Mutli-sport complex with its ice skating rink, aquatic centre and 25 metre swimming pool, a water based hockey turf and indoor four court stadium and event centre in which netball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis and other activities are played.

Gore has a wide range of educational facilities including early childhood centres, primary and secondary schools and is only 45 minutes drive away from the main campus of the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill and 90 minutes away from the University city of Dunedin.  In general the cost of living and housing in our region is less than in the bigger urban areas.

Gore is supported by many community service groups and has a flourishing arts and heritage culture with the Hokonui Moonshine Museum and Eastern Southland Art Gallery.  Several cultural events are held on a yearly basis including the Hokonui Moonshine Festival, the Gold Guitar Awards - New Zealand premier country music festival - and the Hokonui Fashion Awards.

Some of New Zealand's oldest aircraft are restored and on show at the Croydon Aircraft Company's vintage aviation museum, workshop and airfield at Mandeville, 10 minutes drive from Gore.

The aviation themed "Moth Restaurant Cafe and Bar" is also located here and you can enjoy a leisurely flight in a vintage Tiger Moth from this airfield.

For more information visit the Destination Gore website: www.gorenz.com

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