Nelson City Council
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Focused opportunity development for entry level and high level competitors across a range of sporting and recreational industries.
Invest in inner city recreation with the creation of a high energy hospitality and business industry in specific CBD locations.
Promote Nelson as a destination for a range of cultural, sporting and entertainment events year round. People attract people.
Support, encourage and promote community events.
Reinstate the historic Delaware Bay boat launching site.
Create an event space with suitable acoustics and access for local gigs and concerts.
Develop a sheltered destination for young children, providing parents with a social outlet especially on rainy days.
Improve the maintenance, cleanliness, and safety of our local playgrounds.
Collaborate with local organisations to identify under-utilised buildings and make them available for community activities.
Support the implementation of Nelson City Council Arts Strategy, with a funded development agency and collaborative community investment and resourcing.
Continue to support all of our recreational infrastructure sporting and cultural, with equitable resourcing from council.
Refresh Library project, maintain momentum but revisit site and costing decisions. Work collaboratively with Wakatu to seek solutions.
Investigate a new library-centred community facility in central Nelson at a site that is safe from flooding, inundation, and liquefaction.
Implement the newly developed Whakatū Nelson Arts and Creativity Strategy to drive a vibrant creative arts scene.
Ensure sports grounds are fit for purpose, especially artificial turfs for winter sports so a rainy day needn't mean cancellations.
Focused opportunity development for entry level and high level competitors across a range of sporting and recreational industries.
Invest in inner city recreation with the creation of a high energy hospitality and business industry in specific CBD locations.
Promote Nelson as a destination for a range of cultural, sporting and entertainment events year round. People attract people.
Support, encourage and promote community events.
Reinstate the historic Delaware Bay boat launching site.
Create an event space with suitable acoustics and access for local gigs and concerts.
Develop a sheltered destination for young children, providing parents with a social outlet especially on rainy days.
Improve the maintenance, cleanliness, and safety of our local playgrounds.
Collaborate with local organisations to identify under-utilised buildings and make them available for community activities.
Support the implementation of Nelson City Council Arts Strategy, with a funded development agency and collaborative community investment and resourcing.
Continue to support all of our recreational infrastructure sporting and cultural, with equitable resourcing from council.
Refresh Library project, maintain momentum but revisit site and costing decisions. Work collaboratively with Wakatu to seek solutions.
Investigate a new library-centred community facility in central Nelson at a site that is safe from flooding, inundation, and liquefaction.
Implement the newly developed Whakatū Nelson Arts and Creativity Strategy to drive a vibrant creative arts scene.
Ensure sports grounds are fit for purpose, especially artificial turfs for winter sports so a rainy day needn't mean cancellations.
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