Nelson City Council

Stoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
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. Four councillors will be elected from the Stoke-Tāhunanui General ward. The other councillors will be elected from other wards or by all voters in the district. 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.

Housing and planning

Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.

Housing and planning

Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.

  • Increase housing affordability by enabling a mix of housing choice. Working with developers, building owners to reduce establishment costs.

  • Strengthen more opportunities to provide creative housing development with the partnering engagement Nelson City Council already has.

    Expand community approaches to housing affordability and explore a multi council approach to ensure loan terms are affordable to all.

    Activate more on-site incentives in trade training in the building and associated home build industries through a multi-council approach.

  • Prioritise consenting for locally invested building projects such as Oceanview/MaltHouse.

    Complete a full survey of council property to encourage housing.

    Work with companies/charity groups to improve our faculties for homeless.

  • Develop a better relationship with Kāinga Ora.

    Investigate a more sustainable and eco-friendly approach to dead space planting.

  • Enabling affordable housing for all is a top priority for me. Nelson has a critical housing shortage made worse by the recent floods.

    There is no emergency shelter in Nelson. Council has a key role to play in this. Ill be making sure that happens.

    Bring affordable housing for the elderly back on the council agenda.

  • Streamline the development and building consent process, so that it is done a lot more efficiently, making consented sections more affordable.

    Work with local community housing providers to build more houses as quickly as possible, that are affordable to rent and close to jobs.

    Build more multi level residential units and promote the building of apartments on top of commercial buildings – more people living in CBD.

  • Increase housing affordability by enabling a mix of housing choice. Working with developers, building owners to reduce establishment costs.

  • Strengthen more opportunities to provide creative housing development with the partnering engagement Nelson City Council already has.

    Expand community approaches to housing affordability and explore a multi council approach to ensure loan terms are affordable to all.

    Activate more on-site incentives in trade training in the building and associated home build industries through a multi-council approach.

  • Prioritise consenting for locally invested building projects such as Oceanview/MaltHouse.

    Complete a full survey of council property to encourage housing.

    Work with companies/charity groups to improve our faculties for homeless.

  • Develop a better relationship with Kāinga Ora.

    Investigate a more sustainable and eco-friendly approach to dead space planting.

  • Enabling affordable housing for all is a top priority for me. Nelson has a critical housing shortage made worse by the recent floods.

    There is no emergency shelter in Nelson. Council has a key role to play in this. Ill be making sure that happens.

    Bring affordable housing for the elderly back on the council agenda.

  • Streamline the development and building consent process, so that it is done a lot more efficiently, making consented sections more affordable.

    Work with local community housing providers to build more houses as quickly as possible, that are affordable to rent and close to jobs.

    Build more multi level residential units and promote the building of apartments on top of commercial buildings – more people living in CBD.