Nelson City Council

Nelson City Council Te Kaunihera o Whakatū
History
Founded	30 March 1874 (30 March 1874)
Preceded by	Nelson Board of Works
Leadership
Mayor	Nick Smith
Structure
Seats	13 (1 mayor, 12 ward seats)
Length of term	3 years
Website
www.nelson.govt.nz

Nelson City Council's area shown in orange

Nelson City Council is the unitary local authority for Nelson in New Zealand.

History

Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. The town of Nelson was managed by the Nelson Board of Works, constituted by the provincial council under the Nelson Improvement Act 1856. Nelson became a borough and the board of works became Nelson City Council on 30 March 1874.

In the 1989 local government reforms, Nelson City Council was constituted a territorial authority within the Nelson-Marlborough Region. The regional council was disestablished on 1 July 1992 and its functions taken over by Nelson City Council, Marlborough District Council and Tasman District Council, which all became unitary authorities.

Scope

Nelson City Council building

Nelson City Council's area covers the entire local government 'region' of Nelson, covering 424 km². Its population was 53,082 in 2018. It borders the Tasman and Marlborough Districts.

Councillors are elected for three year terms through local elections.

Current councillors

The current mayor of Nelson is Nick Smith.

Nelson City councillors for the 2022–2025 term are:

• Matty Anderson
• Matthew Benge
• Trudie Brand
• Mel Courtney
• James Hodgson
• Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
• Kahu Paki Paki
• Pete Rainey
• Campbell Rollo
• Rachel Sanson
• Tim Skinner
• Aaron Stallard

Work

Environmental programmes undertaken by the council include Nelson Nature and Project Maitai. In 2019, the Council declared climate change an emergency situation.

External links

• Official website
• Top of the South Maps from Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council
• Nelson Nature, Nelson City Council
• Project Maitai