Nelson City Council

Hours of operation

Council offices at Civic House are open Monday through Friday from 8.30am to 5.00pm.

Phone us

The Council operates a 24 hour, seven days a week phone service. Phone +64 3 546 0200 (24 hours / 7 days)

After hours services

Phone +64 3 546 0200 (24 hours / 7 days)

Specific enquiries

Facility or service	Phone number
Building consent and process	+64 3 546 0249
Building inspections	+64 3 546 0334
Resource consent	+64 3 546 0357
Rates	+64 3 546 0207
Parking	+64 3 546 0278
Recreation activities	+64 3 546 0427
Dog control	+64 3 546 0381
Noise control	+64 3 546 0381
Health/Liquor/Pollution	+64 3 546 0381
Environmental Hotline (all hours)	+64 3 546 0200
Water, sewage, storm-water, roads, footpaths, street lighting, rubbish, overgrown trees, parks, sports grounds, road safety	+64 3 546 0204
Public Libraries (All)	+64 3 546 8100
Rubbish Collection (Nelmac)	+64 3 546 0910
Transfer Station	+64 3 548 5760
Recycling Station	+64 3 548 5601
Bus service (SBL)	+64 3 548 3290
Riverside Pool	+64 3 546 3221
Nayland Park Swimming Complex	+64 3 547 0292
Founders Heritage Park	+64 3 548 2649
Broadgreen House	+64 3 547 0403
Natureland	+64 3 548 6166
Fire permits (outside fires)	+64 3 544 2441
Pensioner Housing – Opus International	+64 3 546 3664

Email us

E-mail enquiry@ncc.govt.nz 

Write to us

Written correspondence to the Council should be addressed to the Chief Executive and can be posted, faxed, or emailed.

Postal address

PO Box 645
Nelson 7040
New Zealand 

Fax us

Fax +64 3 546 0239 

Visit our office

Street address

Civic House
110 Trafalgar Street Nelson

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm.

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Contact a Councillor

Phone or email any Councillor. 

Visit the libraries

Find maps and contact information for all three of Nelson City Council's public libraries

Apply for a job at Council

All job listings can be found using the Council's e-Recruitment service.

To contact Human Resources please email or phone +64 3 546 0200. 

Council web page at Local Government New Zealand

Local Government NZ maintains a central website with all Councils' information. Here's a link to our page at LGOL.

Media enquiries

Please direct all media enquiries to the Public Communications office on +64 3 546 0200.