Voting opens Friday 16 September
Candidates
Candidate Contact List
Candidate profiles - Mayor (1 Vacancy)
At Large candidate profiles (3 Vacancies)
'At Large' candidates can be voted for by anyone regardless of where they live or which electoral roll they are on.
Central Ward candidate profiles (4 Vacancies)
Central Ward candidates can be voted for by people on the General Roll who live within the Central Ward boundaries.
Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward candidate profiles (4 Vacancies)
Candidates in the Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward can be voted for by people on the General Roll who live within the Stoke-Tāhunanui ward boundaries.
Whakatū Māori Ward candidate profiles (1 Vacancy)
Candidates on the Whakatū Māori Ward can be voted for by people who are on the Māori roll.
Information requests
Requested information
Answers to information requests submitted by candidates standing for election.
Rates increase
The average Residential rates increase for Nelson City Council for 2022/23 is 6.44%.
The average Commercial rates increase for Nelson City Council for 2022/23 is 2.83%.
Interest rates
At the end of the 2020/21 financial year, Nelson City Council had total borrowings of $105,750,000 ($5,750,000 as current liabilities and $100,000,000 as non-current).
For the year ending 30 June 2021, the weighted average interest rate was 0.94%. This represents the average interest rate on short-term and long-term borrowings but excludes swaps.
Nelson City Council has a total of $5 million borrowed on a fixed rate with the remaining on a floating rate. However, Council has entered into interest rate swaps to minimise the interest rate risk associated with floating rate bonds, and as of 30 June 2021, Council had a live swap portfolio of $70 million.
The movement in the OCR and credit margins will have a direct impact on the interest cost mentioned above. As the Reserve Bank is using OCR as a tool to control inflation, CPI will have an impact on the interest rate as well.
Generally, it is the Reserve Bank of NZ who impact interest rates in New Zealand.
Building consents
The table below is reported by financial year being 1 July through 30 June in each respective year.
It is too early to report on the numbers we have received to date for 2022/23.
The definition of the building work received on the building consent application dictates the category the consent is reported under (e.g. houses, apartments, etc.).
Yes, they are.
Note: ‘new residential buildings’ are included in ‘all new buildings.
See images below. Note: ‘new’ does not include relocated dwellings, or alterations to existing buildings.
Greenmeadows leases
Events
Events for candidates
Monday 12 September 2022 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm
STV information session - Civic House
Nelson City Council's Manager Governance and Support Services Devorah Nicuarta-Smith explains how STV works.
Open to anyone and fine to just turn up on the day. However, to help us with numbers, we would appreciate it if you could click 'going' on the Facebook event page.
Tuesday 13 September 2022 05:30 pm to Saturday 17 September 2022 06:30 pm
STV information session - Victory Community Centre
Nelson City Council's Manager Governance and Support Services Devorah Nicuarta-Smith explains how STV works.
Open to anyone and fine to just turn up on the day. However, to help us with numbers, we would appreciate it if you could click 'going' on the Facebook event page.
Thursday 15 September 2022 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm
STV information session - Greenmeadows, Stoke
Nelson City Council's Manager Governance and Support Services Devorah Nicuarta-Smith explains how STV works.
Open to anyone and fine to just turn up on the day. However, to help us with numbers, we would appreciate it if you could click 'going' on the Facebook event page.
Thursday 15 September 2022 07:00 pm
Nelson Citizen's Alliance - candidates' 'soap box'
Event Name: Candidates "Soap Box"
Description: Nelson Citizens Alliance endorsed council candidates will be speaking and they will be available to meet the public and answer any questions they may have.
Location: Sprig and Fern, 280 Hardy Street.
Organiser: Peter Rait
Organisation: Nelson Citizens Alliance:
Email: peter@parjag.co.nz
Contact Phone: 021 644 669
Sunday 18 September 2022 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Tāhunanui Business and Citizens Assn Inc - Meet the candidates
Event name: Meet the candidates
Description: Tāhunanui residents to meet candidates for Mayor and Stoke/Tāhunanui, At Large and Māori Wards with a focus on Tāhunanui.
Organiser: Ainslie Riddoch
Phone: 027 246 1451
Email: secretary@tahunanui.co.nz
Tuesday 20 September 2022 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Mayoral Candidates - Where Do They Stand on the Environment
Environmental groups of Nelson are pleased to invite you to the 2022 Nelson Mayoral Candidate Debate happening on 20 September at Granary Hall at Founders Park.
'Where Do They Stand on The Environment' will focus on conservation, environmental concerns and climate change.
Organisers: Brook Waimarama Sanctuary, Forest and Bird, Nelson Environment Centre, and Nelson Tasman Climate Forum
Email: info@nec.org.nz
Phone: 03 545 9176
Thursday 22 September 2022 07:00 pm
Nelson Citizen's Alliance - candidates' 'soap box'
Event Name: Candidates "Soap Box"
Description: Nelson Citizens Alliance endorsed council candidates will be speaking and they will be available to meet the public and answer any questions they may have.
Location: Sprig and Fern, 280 Hardy Street.
Organiser: Peter Rait
Organisation: Nelson Citizens Alliance:
Email: peter@parjag.co.nz
Contact Phone: 021 644 669
Thursday 22 September 2022 07:00 pm
Not your normal candidates evening
Name of event organiser
Peter Olorenshaw
Organisation
Nelsust
Your email
Contact Phone
03 546 6176
Description of event
A respectful entertaining evening to hear candidates answer 3 set questions and then questions from the audience drawn from a hat. There will be no long boring speeches, no heckling just quick fire answers with entertainment before and at an interval, supper afterwards. Bring you own cushion, koha and mask.
Location
Victory Community Hall corner of St Vincent and Totara Streets
Thursday 6 October 2022 07:00 pm
Meet the Candidates
Event organiser: Peter Rait
Organisation: Nelson Citizens Alliance
Email: Peter@parjag.co.nz
Contact phone: 021 644 669
Description of event:
Undecided who to vote for? This is your final chance to hear presentations from council candidates and to ask the questions that you want answered.
Location:
Tāhunanui Conference Centre, 70 Beach Road, Tāhunanui
Remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration for elected members is set by the Remuneration Authority.
Remuneration for elected members to Nelson City Council depends on the position and any extra responisbilities held (for instance, being Chair of a Committee).
Basic remuneration is as follows:
| Office | Annual remuneration ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 149,909 | |
| Councillor (Minimum Allowable Remuneration) | 40,083 |
More information can be found at the Remuneration Authority website.
