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Innovating Streets For People Fund Success – Up To $1 Million To Transform Our Central City
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 1:07 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council’s City Centre Streets for People project has received a funding opportunity from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Council’s City Centre Streets for People project is part of an investigation into how to improve pedestrian safety, ... More >>
Reduce First – Then Recycle: Plastic Recycling Changes Kick Off In Nelson
Monday, 29 June 2020, 3:11 pm | Nelson City Council
From 1 July, plastic containers left in Nelson’s yellow recycling bins must have the number 1, 2 or 5 embossed in a triangle on them. If you can’t see the number it’s usually on the base of the container. Plastic types 1, 2 and 5 make up 85% ... More >>
Time’s Expired For Nelson’s Old Parking Meters As New Pay-by-Plate Machines Launch
Friday, 26 June 2020, 4:55 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson’s new Pay-by-Plate meters go live at 8am on 29 June, ending paper waste from tickets, while offering Nelsonians more ways to pay and more convenient ways to extend their parking. The new meters will allow people to pay using coins, payWave ... More >>
Provincial Growth Fund Boost For Key Nelson Infrastructure Projects
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 10:54 am | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council has been awarded $1.23m from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for infrastructure projects that will help our region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The successful ... More >>
Nelson’s First Youth Pop-up Park Should Be Open By The End Of August
Friday, 12 June 2020, 4:27 pm | Nelson City Council
Riverside Youth Pop-up Park set for winter opening The design for the Riverside Youth Pop-up Park, on Halifax St, was done by Reslio Studio in collaboration with Nelson's Canopy Landscape Architects. Nelson’s first youth pop-up park is on track ... More >>
Civic House Clock To Undergo Timely Repairs
Sunday, 31 May 2020, 4:56 pm | Nelson City Council
Love it or hate it - Nelson's clock tower has always kept time and some long overdue maintenance to the clock will ensure it stays that way. In the first full overhaul of the clock since 2004, the bell, automatic winding and main clock assembly will ... More >>
Nelson City Council Changes Dog Bylaw To Balance Needs Of Owners With Local Ecosystem
Friday, 29 May 2020, 2:54 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council’s Environment Committee has adopted the Dog Control Policy and also voted to recommend to Council the adoption of the Dog Control Bylaw, which was consulted on earlier this year. Council will vote on adopting the amended Bylaw ... More >>
Moving To Ensure Parking Spaces Are Available For Shoppers In Nelson
Friday, 29 May 2020, 12:31 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council made the decision at the start of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 to suspend all parking fees in the city centre until the end of June 2020. This measure was designed to encourage people to visit Nelson’s city centre as we moved through ... More >>
Public Meetings At COVID-19 Alert Level 2 - What Happens Now
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 4:58 pm | Nelson City Council
At Alert Levels 4 and 3, Nelson City Council held all of its public meetings remotely, via Zoom, to comply with Government rules around gatherings of people. Now, we are at Alert Level 2 and Government advice states that up to 100 people can gather indoors, ... More >>
COVID-19: Nelson City Council Services At Alert Level 2
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 4:26 pm | Nelson City Council
On Thursday, 14th May, New Zealand will move to COVID-Alert Level 2 after more than two weeks spent at Level 3. This will mean a significant relaxation of the rules around movement, recreation, work and education, whilst retaining the importance ... More >>
New 30km/hr Speed Limit To Make Nelson’s City Centre Safer
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:10 am | Nelson City Council
The speed limit in Nelson’s City Centre will decrease to 30km/hr to provide a safe environment for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery phase. The emergency speed limit change will occur on Saturday, 9 May ... More >>
Speeding Up The Region’s Infrastructure Processes Post COVID-19
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 2:42 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City and Tasman District Councils are streamlining their tendering process for capital physical works projects, allowing a faster return to work on major projects. To do this, Nelson City Council has made an exception to its Procurement Policy, ... More >>
Let’s get clicking nelson
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:59 am | Nelson City Council
From ghost town to go town – Nelson’s city centre is slowly coming back to life thanks to the support of Nelson City Council and Uniquely Nelson. Since the announcement of the shift to Alert Level 3, Nelson City retailers and hospitality providers have ... More >>
COVID-19: Nelson City Council Services At Alert Level Three
Friday, 24 April 2020, 4:33 pm | Nelson City Council
On Tuesday, 28 April, New Zealand will move to COVID-Alert Level Three after almost five weeks spent at Level Four Lockdown. This will mean a slight relaxation of the rules around movement, recreation, work and education, but does not mean life will ... More >>
Working Swiftly To Support Our Economy, And Our Community, With Changes To The City Centre Layout
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 4:46 pm | Nelson City Council
As Nelson moves into Alert Level 3, Nelson City Council is working swiftly to support our economy, and our community, with changes to the city centre layout to make it a safer place to work, visit and shop. In a Council meeting on Thursday, Councillors ... More >>
Nelson City Council Outlines How 0% Rate Rise Will Be Achieved
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 4:04 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council has heard how a 0% rate rise would be achieved at a meeting held via video-link on Thursday, 23 April. A Council staff report outlined the changes that would need to occur to accommodate the 0% rate rise alongside lower than expected ... More >>
Nelson City Council Mourns The Loss Of Kaumātua Kereopa Ratapu
Saturday, 11 April 2020, 3:47 pm | Nelson City Council
Ripiripia, Haehaea! Ripiripia, Haehaea, Tuakina! Kurahaupō E! Kurahaupō E! Heke iho ra ngā hupe, ngā roimata i tō wehenga ki te pō Nāu te puna mātauranga e ārahi i a mātou te Kaunihera, otirā ngā iwi o Te Tauihu Hoki wairua ... More >>
Nelson City Council Unanimously Decides To Consider 0% Rates Rise
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 6:47 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council has shown its commitment to supporting the community through the COVID-19 crisis by voting unanimously to consider a zero percent rates rise in the 2020/21 Annual Plan. At an Extraordinary meeting held today (9 April) Council More >>
Nelson City Council To Consider A 0% Rates Rise At Next Council Meeting
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 12:16 pm | Nelson City Council
With the COVID-19 shutdown having a significant effect on our region’s economy, Nelson City Council has decided to take a new approach to its Draft Annual Plan, including a proposal for a 0% rate rise. The following points will be discussed as ... More >>
Nelson City Council Calls For Alcohol Licensing Relief For Hospitality Providers
Monday, 6 April 2020, 8:31 am | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council is calling for the Ministry of Justice to enable the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) and councils to waive alcohol licensing fees in light of the COVID-19 shutdown. The alcohol licensing fees paid by the hospitality ... More >>