Nelson City Council

Nelson City Council

*Te Kaunihera o Whakatū*
Nelson City Council ; Te Kaunihera o Whakatū
Type
Type	Unicameral of District
Houses	Governing Body
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1992
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 is a unitary local authority. It has its headquarters in Nelson.^[1]

History

Nelson City Council was created in 1992.

Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. Provinces were abolished in 1876 and replaced with smaller counties and boroughs, including a Nelson Borough. In the 1989 local government reforms, Nelson was made part of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council, then in 1992 that regional council was split into multiple parts, including today's Nelson City Council.

Scope

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:^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ "Nelson City Council". Local Government New Zealand. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ "Contact the Mayor or a Councillor – Nelson City Council". www.nelson.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ Bohny, Skara (16 May 2019). "Nelson declares climate emergency". Stuff. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

External links

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

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[1] "Nelson City Council". Local Government New Zealand. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

[2] "Contact the Mayor or a Councillor – Nelson City Council". www.nelson.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[3] Bohny, Skara (16 May 2019). "Nelson declares climate emergency". Stuff. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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