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Go by Bike Day is back
Posted by Nelson City Council on 9 February 2012
Nelson’s Go By Bike Day is back on Wednesday 15 February with free breakfasts for riders all over town between 7 and 9am. Free, healthy food will be provided by Nelson City Council and attendees may be lucky enough to pick up one of many cycle friendly spot prizes. The event is being organised by Nelson City Council in partnership with NZTA and local cycle retailers.…
Learn more about noise at events
Posted by Nelson City Council on 9 February 2012
Nelson City Council encourages anyone interested in hosting events or concerned about noise at events to attend information sessions being held next week on the subject. Council is applying for two Resource Consents relating to amplified sound and events at Council administered parks and open space, which will both go through the resource consent notification process at the same time. The first application seeks to permit amplified sound in all Open Space and Recreation Zones, where the noise will not exceed the permitted limits in the Nelson Resource Management Plan.…
Senior Council Manager resigns
Posted by Nelson City Council on 8 February 2012
Nelson City Council’s Executive Manager Community Services Susan Coleman has resigned this week to take up the position of Chief Executive with Girl Guiding New Zealand. Susan’s last day at Council will be 15 March. Susan has worked at Nelson City Council for 10 years, first as Manager, Libraries and for the last 8 years leading the Community Services Division, a role which has encompassed Libraries, Parks and Community Facilities, Cultural, Heritage and Arts along with Environment and Recreation Services.…
Acting CEO appointed
Posted by Nelson City Council on 3 February 2012
Nelson City Council is not to proceed with recruiting a new Chief Executive until after the result of the Local Government Commission poll on the proposed merger of Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council is known. Instead Council has appointed Richard Johnson as Acting Chief Executive after Chief Executive Keith Marshall leaves the organisation in mid April. Richard is currently the Executive Manager of the Regulatory division and has been at Nelson City Council for five years.…
Council considering rates remission for flood affected property owners
Posted by Nelson City Council on 2 February 2012
Council is looking at ways to give those homeowners affected by December’s floods some rates relief. The item will be considered at Council’s next Governance meeting later this month. It was on today’s Council agenda, but has been removed as some complex legal issues need to resolved.…
Council welcomes amalgamation poll
Posted by Nelson City Council on 1 February 2012
Nelson City Council has welcomed the Local Government’s decision to go forward with a poll to decide whether amalgamation between Nelson City and Tasman District Councils will go ahead. A new local government structure for the Nelson and Tasman area, to be called the Nelson Tasman District, has been approved by the Commission. The structure will be put to the electors of both districts for approval in separate polls in April this year.…
Local Government Commission announces scheme for amalgamation
Posted by Nelson City Council on 31 January 2012
The decision whether or not to amalgamate the Nelson City and Tasman District Councils is to be made by their resident electors. The Local Government Commission has released its decision on the next steps in the reorganisation process, which involves a poll of electors in each area. A new local government structure for the Nelson and Tasman area, to be called the Nelson Tasman District, has been approved by the Commission.…
International Kai Festival ready to run on Waitangi Day
Posted by Nelson City Council on 20 January 2012
Kai Fest will be held for the fourth year this Waitangi Day, Monday 6 February, with Founders Heritage Park and Whakatū Marae working closely together to present a range of traditional and international flavours cooked by the wider Nelson community. There will be many great features at this year’s event including the two Pōwhiri at 11. 00am and 1.…
Council Chief Executive resigns
Posted by Nelson City Council on 17 January 2012
Today Nelson City Council Chief Executive Keith Marshall announced his resignation from his role, effective mid-April. “I am resigning in order to make myself available for other opportunities,” Keith says. “There are a number of prospects open to me that I am not at liberty to disclose.…
Council will need to prioritise work in light of flood event
Posted by Nelson City Council on 6 January 2012
The recent flooding and slips which affected Nelson will have an impact on Council’s work programme for the remainder of this financial year, which ends on 30 June. Mayor Aldo Miccio says the ongoing effects arising from the recent emergency could be extensive, but Council won’t be in a position to ascertain that until the recovery plans are ready. “But it is likely that Council work and priorities will change as a result of the emergency and we’ll know more about that in a month or so.…
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