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Gore (Māori: Maruawai) is a town and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. It has a resident population of 8,290 as of June 2024. [ 1 ] Gore is known for its country music scene and hosts an annual country music festival.
Gore District had a population of 12,711 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 678 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 6,324 males, 6,348 females and 39 people of other genders in 5,364 dwellings.
The Gore District is a territorial authority in eastern Southland, on the South Island of New Zealand. The region was first settled by the Māori . European occupation began in the early 1850s, alongside the spread of sheep ranching .
State Highway 94 is a New Zealand state highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand's most popular destinations, Milford Sound.It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it is also called the 'Milford Road', with the section from Te Anau up to the Sound being 119 kilometres or 74 miles). [1]
Gore Aerodrome 60 m (198 ft) ... N#NZ - New Zealand; List of former Royal New Zealand Air Force stations; ... Map of airports in New Zealand with scheduled air services.
Pukerau is a rural community in the Gore District and Southland Region of New Zealand. It is located in a rich agricultural valley in eastern Southland with State Highway 1 and the main trunk southern railway dissecting the valley.
This is a list of marae (Māori meeting grounds) in Southland, New Zealand. [1] [2] In October 2020, the Government committed $718,576 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade two marae in the region, with the intention of creating 25 jobs. [3]
On 8 July 1970 NZ Forest Products took complete ownership of New Zealand Paper Mills. [36] In 1976 the mill celebrated its centennial year. By 1990 the mill, owned by NZ Forest Products, had become a division of Elder Resources, until it was taken over by Carter Holt Harvey in 1991. Between 1984 and 1991, due to upgrades and efficiency gains ...