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Annual Plan Consultation Document Goes To Council On Thursday
Monday, 20 March 2023, 4:15 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council will consider proposals for a 7.2% average rate increase, in line with inflation, at a meeting on Thursday. “The Annual Plan 2023/24 and budget process has been particularly tough this year with tens of millions in extra costs ... More >>
Nelson Tasman’s New Buses Are Delayed – But It’s A Service Worth Waiting For
Monday, 20 March 2023, 1:16 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson Tasman’s brand-new bus service will now start on August 1 due to a delay in the arrival of new electric buses for the service. Group Manager Infrastructure Alec Louverdis says the buses are already on their way from overseas, but due to ... More >>
The Work Of Recovery Continues – Stabilisation Of Moana Avenue And Completion Of Geotechnical Assessments
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 3:49 pm | Nelson City Council
Work will start by the end of the month to enable Moana Avenue to return to two lanes of traffic, one of the remaining few roads in Nelson still impacted by the August 2022 weather event. Nelson City Council’s contractors will be installing ... More >>
Nelson Mayor Urges Government To Exempt Nelmac From Three Waters Transfer Plan
Monday, 13 March 2023, 3:13 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith has called on the Government to leave Council-owned business Nelmac out of its Three Waters transfer plans at a select committee hearing this morning (Monday 13 March 2023) in Wellington. Mayor Nick outlined Nelmac's crucial ... More >>
Nelson Mayor Disappointed Science And Technology Precinct Not Proceeding
Friday, 10 February 2023, 1:10 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith says he is disappointed but not surprised that Port Nelson Limited and Cawthron Institute have been unable to commit to progressing the proposed Science and Technology Precinct given the sharp increase in interest rates and construction ... More >>
City Centre Business Forum Eyes Revitalisation Of Central Nelson
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 12:43 pm | Nelson City Council
Terms of reference have been confirmed for the City Centre Business Forum, which aims to better connect Council to Nelson’s retail, hospitality, and property businesses. The forum was established by Nelson City Council on 10 November 2022. Initially, ... More >>
Pop-up Library To Expand As Repairs Completed On Schedule
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:08 am | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council is delighted to announce the Elma Turner Pop-up Library will extend into the Maitai River side of the building on Wednesday 25 January. To allow library staff to prepare for the opening, the Pop-up will be closed in the morning ... More >>
Financial Relief Proposed For Nelsonians Affected By August Storm Event
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 3:04 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council will decide on Thursday (15 December) whether to approve two proposals designed to help alleviate the financial stress on those whose homes were damaged in the devastating August 2022 weather event. The first proposal from Nelson ... More >>
Nelson Awarded $5m From Waka Kotahi To Improve Cycling Connections
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 6:39 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson's cycling and walking network will be boosted by improved east-west connections due to a $5m Transport Choices programme award from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The $5m funding will make up 90% to 100% of the budget for improved transport connections ... More >>
Nelson City Council Maintains AA/A-1+ Credit Rating With A Stable Outlook
Friday, 2 December 2022, 11:41 am | Nelson City Council
S&P Global’s credit rating report for Nelson City Council outlines the financial balancing act required to meet the costs of August’s severe weather event. The agency maintained its AA/A-1+ rating with a stable outlook. Noting an expected ... More >>
More Financial Assistance Needed For Those Affected By Slips And Flooding
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 3:57 am | Nelson City Council
The Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund has distributed $691,833.53 to around 230 individuals, families and businesses affected by the August weather event, but further funding is required to meet current demand. The Fund has received $694,000 in donations: ... More >>
Library Taskforce Recommends $1.4m Urgent Strengthening For Elma Turner Library
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 6:58 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council Project Manager Lucy Clarke and Mayor Nick Smith inspect the Elma Turner Library ceilings. On Thursday 24 November, Nelson City Council will consider a recommendation from the Library Reopening Taskforce to approve $1.4m to complete ... More >>
Repair, Reconnect, Recover – How Nelson’s Water Supply Was Secured
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:19 pm | Nelson City Council
Three months on from the devastating August severe weather, the main break in the Maitai Raw Water Pipeline from the Maitai Dam has been fully repaired, and this key lifeline asset is once again reconnected to our water supply. The repair to Nelson's ... More >>
Mayor Proposes New $46m Library Project Is Put On Hold
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 11:14 am | Nelson City Council
New Nelson Mayor Nick Smith will put to the first Nelson City Council meeting on Thursday 10 November that the Council not spend any further ratepayer funds on the ambitious library project on Halifax Street adjacent to the Maitai River. “I gave ... More >>
Proposed Council Structure Follows Mayor’s Governance Reset
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:55 am | Nelson City Council
New Nelson Mayor Nick Smith is proposing a new Council structure that allows for a closer working relationship with our neighbours, Tasman District Council, a more efficient way for decision-making and a clearer separation between governance and More >>
Nelson/Blenheim Flight Trial Extended For Full SH6 Closure
Monday, 31 October 2022, 5:42 pm | Nelson City Council
Flights between Nelson and Blenheim will continue for the full seven-week State Highway 6 closure, it was announced today. “It’s good news that there has been sufficient demand to enable Originair to commit to the service for the full seven ... More >>
Nelson/Blenheim Flight Service Secured For SH6 Closure
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 6:52 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith has worked with local company Originair to set up a morning and evening return air service between Nelson and Blenheim to help people affected by the seven-week closure of SH6. The route will operate on a trial basis for the ... More >>
Nelson City Council Faces Repair Bill Between $40m - $60m For August 2022 Weather Event
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:12 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council’s incoming elected members’ first item of business was a briefing and bus tour of the areas of the city most impacted by the August weather event to allow them to understand the extent of the damage and the job ahead. <img ... More >>
Mayoral Relief Fund Extended And Open To Those Affected By SH6 Closure
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 5:13 pm | Nelson City Council
The Mayoral Relief fund has been extended to allow more time for people affected by the severe weather event in August to submit in an application to the fund. The new deadline for applications is 30 November 2022. A review of that date will be ... More >>
$36 Million Infrastructure Acceleration Funding To Support 1000 More Homes In The City
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 12:49 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council has been awarded $36m of grant funding from the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) for an infrastructure upgrade that will provide resiliency for the City Centre and capacity for an extra 1000 new homes. The funding ... More >>
