Nelson City Council - Latest News [Page 7]
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 >>
Do You Dig It? Draft Urban Greening Strategy (DUGS) Approved
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 2:50 pm | Nelson City Council
The Draft Urban Greening Strategy sets out a vision to make Nelson a greener, healthier, and more resilient city using the concept of Urban Greening. Urban Greening is the practice of increasing plant life in urban environments for their environmental, ... More >>
Stars Align For Nelson’s New Arts Strategy
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 10:22 am | Nelson City Council
A new arts and creativity strategy has been officially adopted to help Whakatū Nelson realise its creative potential. He Tātai Whetū, translating to a constellation of stars, is the Whakatū Nelson Arts and Creativity Strategy 2022-2032. The Strategy ... More >>
A Helping Hand For Homeowners Affected By August Weather Event: Rates Remission Approved
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 1:49 pm | Nelson City Council
1 October 2022 Property owners with red and yellow placards that have been unable to access their homes for 30 days or more as a result of the August weather event can apply for rates relief after Council agreed the event qualified for the Rates ... More >>
A Helping Hand For Homeowners Affected By August Weather Event: Rates Remission Approved
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 1:48 pm | Nelson City Council
1 October 2022 Property owners with red and yellow placards that have been unable to access their homes for 30 days or more as a result of the August weather event can apply for rates relief after Council agreed the event qualified for the Rates ... More >>
Taonga Tuku Iho: Nelson’s Heritage Strategy Renamed And Revamped
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 3:06 pm | Nelson City Council
A strategy approved by Council Tuesday updates Whakatū Nelson’s approach to preserving our heritage and collective identity so that it is inclusive of te ao Māori values to better represent our region’s collective identity. Taonga Tuku Iho, Heritage ... More >>
It's Electrifying! Nelson-Tasman's Bus Service Is Going Electric
Friday, 23 September 2022, 2:10 pm | Nelson City Council
More frequent, more environmentally friendly, and more widespread is the promise of a new contract awarded to local operator Nelson Coachlines SBL to deliver Nelson-Tasman's bus service for the next nine years. The contract will replace the existing bus fleet ... More >>
Lessons From The Construction Of Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Have Changed Nelson Council Processes For The Better
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:10 pm | Nelson City Council
An external review into the construction of Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre provides a detailed and comprehensive assessment of what went wrong with the project and crucially where improvements can be made to avoid the same issues being encountered on future ... More >>
Nelson Marina Masterplan: A Modern Facility For A Coastal City
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 3:31 pm | Nelson City Council
A masterplan that will transform Nelson Marina into a modern, world-class facility for both boaties and the community to enjoy is due to be adopted at a Council meeting held on Thursday 22 September. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/e83b6fa813a52887c9d7.jpeg" ... More >>
Impact Of New Flood Data And Modelling On Library Development To Be Considered
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 3:17 pm | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Councillors will consider updated flood modelling information that impacts the inner city and Maitai riverside precinct, including the multi-use development with a library at its heart, at this week's Council meeting. Flood modelling for ... More >>
Nelson Whakatū Organisations United In Call For A Space Where Our Community Can Connect
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 11:38 am | Nelson City Council
Leaders across Nelson Whakatū have strongly endorsed the need for city investment that builds greater community connections and creates greater opportunities for success. “Over the past few months, our project director, Alice Heather, and the Council ... More >>
Milestone Reached On Awatea Place Pump Station Project
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 5:11 pm | Nelson City Council
A new pump station with the capacity to receive wastewater from the whole of the Tāhunanui area is now a step closer to completion as contractors have completed the deep trenching work at Awatea Place. Group Manager Infrastructure Alec Louverdis ... More >>
Nelson’s Award-winning Active Travel Project To Be Extended With $1.4m Funding
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 12:44 pm | Nelson City Council
Walking and cycling in Nelson South will receive a huge boost after Waka Kotahi awarded $1.4m to Nelson City Council to extend its award-winning active travel project in the area. Part of the Waka Kotahi Streets for People programme, this next stage ... More >>
Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese Acknowledges Queen's Life Of Service
Friday, 9 September 2022, 5:20 pm | Nelson City Council
Royal couple outside Nelson Cathedral , 1954, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The flags are flying at half mast at Civic House today as they are at civic buildings around the Commonwealth to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Nelson Mayor Rachel ... More >>
Funding Allocated For 25 New Affordable Rental Properties
Saturday, 3 September 2022, 12:39 am | Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council has approved $2 million in grant funding from Phase Two of its Housing Reserve to respond to the urgent need for housing in Nelson. In a meeting on Thursday, 25 August, Council agreed to grant $1 million to the Nelson Tasman Housing ... More >>
Three Waters Better Off Funding: Projects Across Nelson To Benefit
Saturday, 27 August 2022, 5:23 pm | Nelson City Council
A City Centre playground, lighting on the Railway Reserve, and Nelson’s arts community could all benefit from more than $5m of Better Off Funding awarded to Nelson as part of the Three Waters reform. Elected members voted to allocate seven different projects ... More >>
Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund Open For Donations
Saturday, 20 August 2022, 6:26 pm | Nelson City Council
Following a government contribution of $200,000 to the Nelson Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund yesterday (Thursday 18 August 2022) the fund is now open to accept donations from the public. Any person or organisation wishing to donate to the Nelson Tasman ... More >>