Gore, Southland

Gore Maruawai (Māori)
Location of the Gore District within the South Island of New Zealand. Location of the Gore District within the South Island of New Zealand.
Gore Location of Gore
Coordinates: 46°05′57″S 168°56′47″E / 46.09917°S 168.94639°E / -46.09917; 168.94639
Country	New Zealand
Region	Southland
Territorial authority	Gore District
Government
• Mayor	Tracy Hicks
• Deputy Mayor	Cliff Bolger
Area
• Territorial	1,251.62 km2 (483.25 sq mi)
Population (June 2016)
• Territorial	12,500
• Density	10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Urban	9,890
Time zone	NZST (UTC+12)
• Summer (DST)	NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode(s)	9710
Area code(s)	03
Website	www.GoreDC.govt.nz

Gore (Māori: Maruawai) is a town and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.

The town of Gore is 64 kilometres northeast of Invercargill and 70 km west of Balclutha – Dunedin and Invercargill are the nearest cities. The Gore District has a resident population of 12,500 (June 2016). The urban area estimated resident population at the June 2016 was 9,890, the second largest in Southland. Gore is a service town for the surrounding farm communities.

It is divided by the Mataura River into Gore and East Gore, the majority of the town being situated on the western banks of the river. The Main South Line railway from Dunedin to Invercargill runs through the town, though passenger services ceased in 2003. Gore was once a busy railway junction; the Waimea Plains Railway ran west to connect with the Kingston Branch in Lumsden, while the Waikaka Branch connected with the Main South Line nearby in McNab. One of New Zealand's most famous preserved trains is the Kingston Flyer, which takes its name from a passenger express that once ran between Kingston and places south, but never to or through Gore although some people think that it did.

In Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, it has an oceanic climate.

The FM Hokonui radio station broadcasts from Gore to listeners in Southland and South Otago.