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Gore
Gore likes to call itself the “Brown Trout Fishing Capital of the World”. It is a small town midway between Queenstown and Invercargill, and is the main commercial centre for the surrounding rural region. Gore is home to the Hokonui Moonshine Museum and is also known for its annual Country Music Festival.
Practical information
Gore i-SITE Visitors Centre
Gore Arts & Heritage Precinct, 16 Hokonui Drive, Gore
Tel (03) 203 9288
Website www.gorenz.com
Open 8.30am-5pm daily
Coming & going
InterCity Coachlines (tel (03) 471 7143) have services to Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and Te Anau. Both Atomic Shuttles (tel (03) 349 0697) and Naked Bus have buses to Dunedin and Invercargill.
Buses stop outside the i-SITE Visitor Information Centre (16 Hokonui Drive, Gore).
Hostel accommodation
The Old Fire Station
19 Hokonui Drive, Gore
Tel (03) 208 1925
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Gore Historical Museum
This small museum has displays on the region’s social history including exhibits on Southland’s early settlers and trout fishing.
16 Hokonui Drive, Gore
Tel (03) 208 7032
Admission free
Open summer Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-3.30pm; winter Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm, Sat-Sun 1pm-3.30pm
Hokonui Moonshine Museum
This museum has a variety of displays about local history, although the main focus is Hokonui Moonshine – an illicit whiskey that was produced in the surrounding hills during prohibition times.
Corner Hokonui Drive & Norfolk Street, Gore
Tel (03) 203 9288
Admission $5
Open summer Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-3.30pm; winter Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm, Sat-Sun 1pm-3.30pm
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