Nelson City Council

How it works … and what we do

Up to twenty young people aged between 14 and 25 years form the Nelson Youth Council, which was established in 1998. 

Youth Councillors

• bring the perspective and opinions of young people to Council 
• discuss and promote solutions to issues that affect young people 
• write and present submissions on issues that affect young people 
• learn about how Council works 
• get involved in events, conferences and projects
• attend regular monthly meetings

From left to right:

Top row: Caitlin Haslam, Sarah Donald, Declan Dover, Jamie White, Liam Malone, Tomas Burns, Scott Malpas, Allister Meffan, Alex Howie, Mella Matairavula, Wirihana de Thierry and Alex Nott

Bottom row: Britt Benson, Tash Wilkinson, Izzy O’Connor, Petra Higgins, Connor Ward and Kassi Barrett-Hemi

Absent: Mathew Buckingham, Maddy Pears and Johnny Gibson

2011 Youth Councillors

Nelson College

• Declan Dover
• Allister Meffan
• Connor Ward
• Alex Howie

Nelson College for Girls

• Alex Nott
• Petra Higgins
• Maddy Pears

Nayland College

• Izzy O’Connor
• Tomas Burns

Garin College

• Mathew Buckingham
• Johnny Gibson

Waimea College

• Sarah Donald

Rangatahi Māori  

• Wirihana de Thierry
• Kassi Barrett-Hemi

Tertiary

• Jamie White (NMIT)

The New Hub

• Mella Matairavula

Community rep working with youth

• Scott Malpas
• Britt Benson
• Liam Malone
• Tash Wilkinson

Serve on the Youth Council

You can apply to be a Youth Councillor. We call for applications at the end of the year, usually during October. Most Youth Councillors serve a one-year term.

• You need to be between 14 and 25 years old.
• You need to have a good range of youth connections in the district.
• You need to live in Nelson or attend a Nelson institution
• You need skills and qualities which would benefit the Youth Council, like the ability to work in a team, enthusiasm for reading and analysing documents and the confidence to discuss issues.

Download the 2012 information and application form (236KB PDF).

Contact

For more information, contact the Social Wellbeing Adviser by email or phone +64 3 545 8746.