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The increased funding would go towards a redesigned roof, and fire ratings, he said. The balance of $200,000 had been allocated from funding for stage two of the project, which is the proposed Maruawai Centre. At a meeting last week, the council voted to include $340,000 of funding for stage two of the development in the council’s Long Term Plan. It will be out for consultation in March. Regional Economic Development minister Shane Jones announced funding for the project during a visit to Gore in 2019. The development of the Maruawai Centre in the former Smiths’ City and Salvation Army building is the culmination of a 12 year research partnership between the Gore District Historical Society, Hokonui Runanga and the Council’s arts and heritage team. ....
“Everything was looking good in January, like we were going to have a good 2020 and go through with plain sailing but come late January, early February, things turned to custard, and it turned to custard in a big way,’’ he said. A state of emergency had been declared in Fiordland after one metre of rain fell in 60 hours in Milford Sound, trapping tourists, when the Mataura River began rising in Gore. “To have the biggest by volume flood that we’ve ever seen in recorded history was a surprise to all of us I have to say. ’ Nearly 30 homes in Gore, Mataura, Pukerau and rural areas had water above the floor line, and 18 businesses were affected. ....