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.

Utilities and services

Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.

Utilities and services

Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.

  • Do whatever we can to retain ownership of all locally owned infrastructure, including all freshwater, stormwater and wastewater network.

    Install dog poo bag bins and bag dispensers at ends of tracks and additional rubbish bins where rubbish is found due to insufficient capacity.

    More regular cleaning and maintenance of stormwater drains and roadside gutters so that they do not become blocked.

  • Retain the Three Waters infrastructure under council ownership and control.

  • Work to ensure our fresh water and waste water are fit for purpose to cope with the challenges of climate change.

  • Vote Against supporting Three Waters from council's point of view at time of writing this.

    Introduce recycling for all CBD business with a long term plan of expanding into the region.

    Reduce the cost of dog registration.

  • Provide public educational open days at these facilities – lived in Nelson for 31 years and never been to York Valley Reclamation.

    Continue best practice to the citizens in all these utility services.

    Continue to own our Three Waters and the promised savings by government be poured into infrastructure upgrade to the three Te Tau Ihu councils.

  • Commit to fight against Three Waters legislation.

  • Investigate realistic ways to manage the cat population.

    Improve domestic dog control, ie unregistered dogs and dog complaints.

    Affordable rubbish for lower socioeconomic residents.

  • Do whatever we can to retain ownership of all locally owned infrastructure, including all freshwater, stormwater and wastewater network.

    Install dog poo bag bins and bag dispensers at ends of tracks and additional rubbish bins where rubbish is found due to insufficient capacity.

    More regular cleaning and maintenance of stormwater drains and roadside gutters so that they do not become blocked.

  • Retain the Three Waters infrastructure under council ownership and control.

  • Work to ensure our fresh water and waste water are fit for purpose to cope with the challenges of climate change.

  • Vote Against supporting Three Waters from council's point of view at time of writing this.

    Introduce recycling for all CBD business with a long term plan of expanding into the region.

    Reduce the cost of dog registration.

  • Provide public educational open days at these facilities – lived in Nelson for 31 years and never been to York Valley Reclamation.

    Continue best practice to the citizens in all these utility services.

    Continue to own our Three Waters and the promised savings by government be poured into infrastructure upgrade to the three Te Tau Ihu councils.

  • Commit to fight against Three Waters legislation.

  • Investigate realistic ways to manage the cat population.

    Improve domestic dog control, ie unregistered dogs and dog complaints.

    Affordable rubbish for lower socioeconomic residents.