
Mayor's column: Storm recovery support welcomed
The most challenging work of my first nine months as Mayor has been dealing with the aftermath of la


The most challenging work of my first nine months as Mayor has been dealing with the aftermath of la

It has been a tough winter for our city with the cold winds of the economic recession. Council hear

History beckons for our Mighty Mako when at 7pm tonight they take on Wellington for the Ranfurly Shi

We mark a year this week since the horrendous storm of last August. It was the worst civil emergency

Council this week considers the biggest reform in decades to Nelson’s planning rules, called Plan Ch

I raised concerns in June that redevelopment plans for Nelson Hospital had stalled. Council is part

The new eBus service starting next Tuesday has Nelson leading New Zealand in the transition we need

I am more concerned about our economy today than at any time in my 30-plus years as an elected repre

This week we turned on the new lights along the Railway Reserve between Beatson Road and St Vincent

HELPING OUR CITY THROUGH A TOUGH WINTER Winter is always a difficult time for our central city busi

The repair work from last August’s storm will dominate the work of this term of Council. My goals a

The Nelson-Tasman Business Awards last Friday night was a ripper of an event after years of Covid di

This week I announced my retirement from Parliament at the end of the current Parliamentary sitting

I have three concerns about last week’s Budget. The Government is borrowing $100 billion over the n

It is a weird world when you get called a racist on social media and in Parliament for advocating th

I want to pay tribute to the hundreds of Nelsonians who helped make such a success of NBS Dancing fo

Nelson can only be a loser from Labour’s radical centralization of healthcare and the scrapping of o

Two votes in Parliament last Wednesday on first responders and police dogs highlights the difference

The end of school term this weekend marks a big change in Nelson secondary education. Students and t

The Governments housing changes have been universally condemned as inept by property experts, banker