Gore

Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² (483.25 sq mi) and a resident population of 12,300 (June 2011 estimate). The town of Gore is 64 kilometres northeast of Invercargill and 70 km west of Balclutha—Dunedin and Invercargill are the nearest cities. The urban area estimated resident population at the June 2011 estimate was 9,750, 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...