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Council To Take Lead In Submitting Developers' Interest For Infrastructure Funding To Increase Housing Supply

Friday, 13 August 2021, 2:10 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson City Council is putting its best foot forward to secure government funding to increase housing supply in our region by taking the lead in submitting four private developers' expressions of interest (EOI) to the Kāinga Ora administered Infrastructure ... More >>

Draft Out And About On Tracks Strategy 2021 Approved For Public Feedback

Saturday, 7 August 2021, 4:36 pm | Nelson City Council

New trails that cater to beginner and intermediate cyclists, more trails dedicated to walking, and a Trails Advisory Group are all part of the proposed Draft Out and About On Tracks Strategy 2021. The 2021 draft strategy was produced following a review ... More >>

Potentially Hazardous Materials Investigated At Founders Heritage Park

Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 1:38 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson City Council has closed Founders Heritage Park while the Defence Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) assesses potentially hazardous materials found among the Park’s collection. Council, along with many other organisation s around ... More >>

Three Waters Reform Package Welcomed, Now’s The Time To Talk

Friday, 16 July 2021, 10:16 am | Nelson City Council

A $2.5 billion package to support Three Waters reforms was welcomed by Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese on Thursday 15 July, following an announcement by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta. The proposed reforms aim to transfer New Zealand’s drinking water, ... More >>

New Nelson Tasman Future Development Strategy Underway

Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 3:43 pm | Nelson City Council

A new Nelson Tasman Future Development Strategy (FDS) will look at how Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council can help meet housing and commercial property demand over the next 30 years. Both Councils committed to building on the current ... More >>

Mountain Bike Safety A Priority As Nelson’s Trails Are Audited

Thursday, 17 June 2021, 4:01 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson and Tasman’s extensive network of mountain biking trails are being audited and many trails have been recommended for regrading, helping cyclists of all levels find an enjoyable and safe track to ride on. Simon Noble of Envisage New Zealand ... More >>

Te Huihui O Matariki 2021 – A Family Night Of Fun And Entertainment To Celebrate Matariki16 June 2021

Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 2:21 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson’s Matariki Festival returns to Founders Heritage Park this year for a community celebration featuring live music, food and electric performances as the star cluster Matariki appears in our skies. The appearance of the star cluster marks the start ... More >>

Representation Review To Be Completed Ahead Of 2022 Local Elections

Saturday, 12 June 2021, 1:19 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelsonians have an opportunity to shape the way our local democracy works with a survey to inform Nelson City Council’s Representation Review that opened yesterday (Friday 11 June). Every six years, local authorities are required to review their ... More >>

Working Towards Safe And Healthy Long-term Living At Brook Valley Holiday Park

Thursday, 10 June 2021, 11:02 am | Nelson City Council

Nelson City Council has met with long-term occupants at the Brook Valley Holiday Park to talk through the changes that will be needed to work towards a resource consent for a Relocatable Home Park. Changes will need to take place to ensure all accommodation ... More >>

Council Prepares To Take Over Management Of Nelson Marina

Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 4:02 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson Marina users and visitors can expect a smooth transition when Nelson City Council formally takes over management of the marina on 1 July. In March this year Council hired a new Marina Manager, Nigel Skeggs, who has spent the past three months ... More >>

Nelson City Council Expands Climate Change Response In Long Term Plan

Monday, 24 May 2021, 4:37 pm | Nelson City Council

Additional climate change funding, consistent with Nelson City Council's vision to enable our community to respond to climate change, was approved for Council's Long Term Plan 2021-31 (LTP) at a deliberations meeting held last week. Nelson-Tasman ... More >>

Recognising Our Community Champions: Nominations For Eelco Boswijk Civic Awards Open

Sunday, 23 May 2021, 3:58 pm | Nelson City Council

Do you know an unsung hero, a creative visionary, or a selfless community champion? Nelson's Eelco Boswijk Civic Awards, recognising those in our community who go above and beyond to enrich the lives of others, are now open for nominations. This year, ... More >>

Nelson City Council Supports The Establishment Of A Māori Ward In Nelson Whakatū

Thursday, 13 May 2021, 3:12 pm | Nelson City Council

Songs, speeches and moments of raw emotion filled Nelson City Council’s chamber on Thursday, as Councillors voted to establish a Māori ward in time for the 2022 Local Government elections. Mayor Rachel Reese said the decisions were a stride forward ... More >>

Whakatū Nelson’s Welcome Cloak Artwork Unveiled In Naming Ceremony

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 10:54 am | Nelson City Council

Whakatū Nelson’s Welcome Cloak artwork has been formally blessed by iwi in a naming ceremony held at its new home in the entrance of Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2105/e463e128d63d1e791988.jpeg" ... More >>

Inspirational Young Nelsonians Share Their Stories

Monday, 10 May 2021, 3:36 pm | Nelson City Council

Young Nelsonians creating positive change will take centre stage at an event aimed at inspiring others to do the same. Funded by Nelson City Council and Ara Taiohi, ‘Young and Inspired – Living My Dream’ celebrates the achievements of eight ... More >>

Council Releases Slope Instability Maps

Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 3:35 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson City Council is sharing new information on slope instability with the community. About 7000 property owners in Nelson will receive a letter alerting them to a Land Information Memorandum (LIMs) going on their property file in regards to potential ... More >>

Community Grant Applications Open

Friday, 30 April 2021, 3:26 pm | Nelson City Council

Nelson’s non-profit community groups can now apply for a grant to support their work for up to three years from Nelson City Council’s Community Investment Fund. This year, the fund has $240,000 available for three-year strategic grants to support ... More >>

Time For A Refresh

Friday, 30 April 2021, 3:05 pm | Nelson City Council

Time will stop for Civic House’s clock tower for three weeks on 3 May, as the clock face and tower shaft undergo renewal and maintenance work. From 3 May, scaffolding will be installed around the clock tower while repairs are made to improve the water-tightness ... More >>

Family-friendly Maitai Recreation Hub To Be Developed

Thursday, 22 April 2021, 4:19 pm | Nelson City Council

Families, walkers, runners and cyclists will have a new place to visit or set off from on their adventures, as a location for the Maitai Recreation Hub in the Maitai Valley is confirmed at Waahi Taakaro Golf Course. Concept designs for the new hub ... More >>

Sound Of The Saddleback Comes Home To Nelson

Monday, 19 April 2021, 5:01 pm | Nelson City Council

Andy Macdonald / Toru Collective In a homecoming a hundred years in the making, the release of South Island tīeke or saddleback ( Philesturnus carunculatus ) at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary today (19 April) will mean that mainlanders will once ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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