Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Gore is a town and surrounding borough in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the banks of the Mataura River, 64km northeast of Invercargill and 70km northwest of Balclutha. Originally known as Longford, Gore was renamed after Sir Thomas Gore Browne an early governor of New Zealand. External links The district council's site See also: list of regions in New Zealand and territorial authorities of New Zealand. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.