View older media releases from September - October 2011
Posted by Nelson City Council on 3 October 2011
Road Closures
The Maitai Valley Road is now closed from Ralphine Way,
which is approximately a kilometre from the Clouston Bridge
at the top of Nile Street. Maori Road off Haven Road remains closed.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 3 October 2011
Nelson Road closures
Maori Road, off Haven Road is closed NOT Maori Pa Road,
Cable Bay as sent earlier. Maitai Valley Road is closed from Sharlands Creek.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 26 September 2011
Nelson City Council has notified a change to its air quality
plan to give some relief to homeowners with modern burners
that had to be phased out by 1 January 2013 under the
original air plan. The plan change proposes to remove the
phase-out rule applying to domestic burners installed
between 2000 and 2003 in Airshed A (Hospital, Victory,
Washington Valley) and Airshed B1 (Tahunanui). Dr David Jackson, Principal Adviser City Development, said
the change was possible because the Government had eased up
on the targets for particle pollution (PM10) in the National
Environmental Standards (NES) for air quality.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 26 September 2011
Nelson City Council is asking for feedback over the next
month on its draft vision for Nelson in 2060. The final
vision will be used to develop Nelson City Council’s
Sustainability Strategy – the blueprint for guiding our
community towards a more sustainable future. The vision has been drafted based on the input of hundreds
of Nelsonians through a range of community, school, business
and Mayoral Taskforce workshops.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 23 September 2011
The Nelson City Council will not appeal the recent decision
of the High Court in relation to its Gambling Policy. Council met yesterday and decided not to move forward with
an appeal. Council also resolved to review the Gambling Policy as soon
as practicable and have asked that staff prepare a report
outlining the process and timetable for the review to be
considered at a future Council meeting.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 21 September 2011
Some local businesses are getting behind the Rugby World Cup
2011 by making sure they have up to date information ready
for visitors. Sands Fish and Chips co-owner Sandy Garnham says when she
found out there was a new map and brochure of Nelson,
especially launched for RWC 2011, she picked some up from
Nelson City Council Customer Services, at Civic House, for
her customers. The free new brochure called Explore Nelson is similar in
presentation to the Wayfinding series of signs recently
installed around town.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 12 September 2011
Nelson City Council has allocated its Contract Funding and
One-off Grants from the Community Assistance Fund following
a day of hearings and deliberations last week. (The full
list is below)
Mayor Aldo Miccio says he would like to thank all the groups
for the effort they put into their applications and all
those who took the time to come and speak to the Council. “Through these applications we’ve gained a greater
insight into the excellent work that is happening in all
sectors of the community and we’ve done our best to try
providing support that aims to strengthen these agencies as
much as possible.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 2 September 2011
A tied vote around the Council table yesterday meant that
the proposal to reopen consultation on the Montgomery Square
upgrade project will not proceed. Council would have needed a majority to vote in favour of
the proposal to progress it, a tied vote was not sufficient. Infrastructure Portfolio Holder Councillor Gail Collingwood
says “While there was support for going back to the
community with a clean slate on this project, there were
also concerns about the timing of it and the cost of the
consultation we’d been advised we’d need to undertake.…
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Posted by Nelson City Council on 1 September 2011
After considerable discussion Council has resolved to leave
the option open for The Tasman Bays Heritage Trust to extend
the current museum storage facility building at Isel Park. However, progressing the proposal and securing funding for
any extension will still be subject to approval via the Long
Term Plan process next year. Community Services co Portfolio holder Clr Ali Boswijk says
“Council was comfortable in principle that extending the
existing facility won’t have a negative impact on Isel
Park and how people use it.…
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Posted by RWC 2011 Nelson Central Media Office on 11 September 2010
Thousands of people gathered at Tahunanui Beach today to
attempt the world’s largest haka to celebrate One Year to
Go until Rugby World Cup 2011. While the record was not
quite achieved, it was a major community success to everyone
involved. Haka organiser Mike Elkington says, although rain was the
likely reason for fewer participants, today’s attempt was
a win for members of the community who came together today
and over the past couple of months in an unprecedented way.…
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