Council meetings

Nelson City Councillors meet fortnightly in the Council Chamber at Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson at 9am unless otherwise specified.

You can locate the meeting schedule and download meeting agendas and minutes from this page.

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2010 agendas and minutes

Agendas are available at least two working days prior to the meetings. Meeting minutes are posted after they are approved at a subsequent Council meeting.

All agendas and meeting minutes are available in PDF format. To view these documents you will need software that opens PDF files. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

A note about Council agendas

Council publishes the agenda header, a list of items to be discussed at each meeting, so that anyone who might have an interest in discussions will have a reasonable idea of the agenda's scope.

Full agendas are often hundreds of pages long with sometimes heavy graphic content, making their electronic files massive in size and prohibitive to download. Sometimes agenda attachments are not available in electronic form. Print copies are available at Nelson Public Libraries, Council reception, and for pickup prior to Council meetings. Copies can be obtained on request by contacting an Administration Adviser on +64 3 546 0200.

Council 2010 agendas and minutes by meeting date
Meeting date Agenda Minutes
28 Jan
 Council (45KB PDF) Council (85KB PDF)
11 Feb
 Council (42KB PDF)
 Council (26KB PDF)
25 Feb
 Council (41KB PDF) Council (44KB PDF)
8, 9 Mar (Annual Plan)
 Council (47KB PDF)
 Council (33KB PDF)
11 Mar
 Council (50KB PDF) Council (37KB PDF)
23 Mar (Annual Plan)
 Council (64KB PDF)
 Council (14KB PDF)
25 Mar
 Council (280KB PDF)
 Council (48KB PDF)
8 Apr
 Council (41KB PDF) Council (32KB PDF)
22 Apr
 Council (41KB PDF)
 Council (34KB PDF)
6 May
 Council (42KB PDF) Council (38KB PDF)
 21 & 24  May (Annual Plan Hearing) and 31 May, 2 June (Annual Plan considerations)
 Council Annual Plan (37KB PDF) Council (155KB PDF)
20 May
 Council (42KB PDF)
 Council (42KB PDF)
3 Jun
 Council (42KB PDF)
 Council (45KB PDF)
17 Jun
 Council (95KB PDF)
 Council (48KB PDF)
1 Jul
 Council (42KB PDF) Council (61KB PDF)
15 Jul
 Council (42KB PDF) Council (31KB PDF)
29 Jul Council (42KB PDF) Council (59KB PDF)
12 Aug Council (45KB PDF) Council (56KB PDF)
26 Aug Council (43KB PDF)  
9 Sep    
23 Sep    
7 Oct (if necessary)    

NOTE: Dates beyond 7 October are not set due to the triennial local government elections in 2010.

Public forum

A public forum is held at the beginning of Council meetings. Anyone wishing to speak at this public forum is requested to give prior notice to an Administration Adviser, on +64 3 546 0200.

Hearings Panel

Resource consent applications are heard by the Hearings Panel. When there is a perceived or real Council interest, or when provided for by statute, the Hearings Panel defers to an independent commissioner to decide on the resource consent application. As such, hearings are held when needed, not on a regular schedule.

Hearings Panel meetings are scheduled fortnightly in order to review applications in a timely manner. If there are no applications, meetings are cancelled.

Find out more about the Hearings Panel and view agendas.

2009 agendas and minutes

View agendas and meeting minutes from Council meetings of 2009.

2008 agendas and minutes

Find the full Council and committee meeting agendas and minutes from 2008.