2025 Local Elections

Mayor of Nelson

The mayor is the leader of the council. Their job is to promote a vision for the city and lead the development of the council’s plans, policies and budget. The mayor appoints the deputy mayor, establishes committees for particular topics, and appoints chairs for those committees. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Nelson City Council mayoral election.

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Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

Jobs and economy

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

Jobs and economy

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

  • Back city revitalisation by investing in improved infrastructure and vibrancy and attracting more businesses and investment in the CBD.

    Grow the blue economy with new port and marina boat lifts and support the expansion of the fishing and aquaculture sectors.

    Make Nelson a great place to study and visit by partnering with NMIT and reopening a central city i-Site to help promote tourism.

  • Share advancements in understanding around work, jobs and the needs, sustainabilities and motivations of humans and their environment.

    Acknowledge the wonderful fact that humans will not be accessing life via a job in the future.

    Expose the unsustainable exploitation of forcing people to work for a living and enable thriving once free to choose how to spend time.

  • Back city revitalisation by investing in improved infrastructure and vibrancy and attracting more businesses and investment in the CBD.

    Grow the blue economy with new port and marina boat lifts and support the expansion of the fishing and aquaculture sectors.

    Make Nelson a great place to study and visit by partnering with NMIT and reopening a central city i-Site to help promote tourism.

  • Share advancements in understanding around work, jobs and the needs, sustainabilities and motivations of humans and their environment.

    Acknowledge the wonderful fact that humans will not be accessing life via a job in the future.

    Expose the unsustainable exploitation of forcing people to work for a living and enable thriving once free to choose how to spend time.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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