Nelson City Council

Nelson City At Large
The Nelson City Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also passes local regulations and makes decisions about infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage, and about the region’s resources, including water, soil and the coastline. The council is made up of 12 councillors and the mayor. This election is for the three councillors elected by all voters in the city. The other councillors will be elected to represent wards (areas in the city.) This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Nelson City Council election.

Jobs and economy

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

Jobs and economy

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

  • Lobby central government to change work visa policy. It is dysfunctional, especially for the hospitality industry.

    Review bylaws, alter and repeal where appropriate if the bylaw is maladaptive to Nelson's needs.

    Help establish a community currency to boost the local economy and preserve liquidity.

  • Engage effectively with business hubs in planning change for short and long term.

    Ensure that all agencies work to common and coordinated objectives in maximising tourism and visitor numbers.

  • Strengthen active engagements and follow up with local business. Bring fresh, innovative ideas local, nationally and globally.

    Strengthen youth voices as far as employment, tertiary training and providing those pathways. Programme measures and review. Funding.

  • Implement buy local campaign and structure contracts to optimise council spending with local suppliers and contractors.

    Work with Nelson Economic Development agency to make every Nelson business and initiative, lifestyle and climate change participants.

  • Support regional initiatives to identifying higher value sectors, industry clusters and emerging opportunities.

    Streamline regulation and policies between Nelson and Tasman to reduce issues and costs for businesses operating across the region.

    Support: local businesses; broader outcomes/social procurement; Māori enterprise, Iwi-led investment, innovation and businesses.

  • Invest in the Nelson Regional Development Agency to support their work delivering a sustainable economy with low unemployment and high wages.

    Collaborate with the Cawthron Institute, Port Nelson and others to develop the proposed world-class Science and Technology Precinct.

    Lead the implementation Project Kōkiri, our economic regeneration plan, with a focus on local innovation and long term sustainability.

  • Provide more support for local hospitality.

    Advocate to the government to speed up and simplify immigration process to hire essential workers needed.

  • Develop a new strategy for our regional development agency to enable it to adapt to the greatly changing needs of local businesses and tourism recovery.

    Investigate ways we as a council can help local business with staffing issues and support local apprenticeship schemes.

  • Lobby central government to change work visa policy. It is dysfunctional, especially for the hospitality industry.

    Review bylaws, alter and repeal where appropriate if the bylaw is maladaptive to Nelson's needs.

    Help establish a community currency to boost the local economy and preserve liquidity.

  • Engage effectively with business hubs in planning change for short and long term.

    Ensure that all agencies work to common and coordinated objectives in maximising tourism and visitor numbers.

  • Strengthen active engagements and follow up with local business. Bring fresh, innovative ideas local, nationally and globally.

    Strengthen youth voices as far as employment, tertiary training and providing those pathways. Programme measures and review. Funding.

  • Implement buy local campaign and structure contracts to optimise council spending with local suppliers and contractors.

    Work with Nelson Economic Development agency to make every Nelson business and initiative, lifestyle and climate change participants.

  • Support regional initiatives to identifying higher value sectors, industry clusters and emerging opportunities.

    Streamline regulation and policies between Nelson and Tasman to reduce issues and costs for businesses operating across the region.

    Support: local businesses; broader outcomes/social procurement; Māori enterprise, Iwi-led investment, innovation and businesses.

  • Invest in the Nelson Regional Development Agency to support their work delivering a sustainable economy with low unemployment and high wages.

    Collaborate with the Cawthron Institute, Port Nelson and others to develop the proposed world-class Science and Technology Precinct.

    Lead the implementation Project Kōkiri, our economic regeneration plan, with a focus on local innovation and long term sustainability.

  • Provide more support for local hospitality.

    Advocate to the government to speed up and simplify immigration process to hire essential workers needed.

  • Develop a new strategy for our regional development agency to enable it to adapt to the greatly changing needs of local businesses and tourism recovery.

    Investigate ways we as a council can help local business with staffing issues and support local apprenticeship schemes.