Nelson City Council Te Kaunihera o Whakatū
Type
Type	Unicameral of District
Houses	Governing Body
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1992 (1992)
Leadership
Mayor	Nick Smith
Structure
Seats	13 (1 mayor, 12 ward seats)
Length of term	3 years
Website
www.nelson.govt.nz

Nelson City Council is a unitary local authority. It has its headquarters in Nelson.^[1]

Nelson City Council was created in 1992.

Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. Provinces were abolished in 1876 and replaced with smaller counties and boroughs, including a Nelson Borough. In the 1989 local government reforms, Nelson was made part of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council, then in 1992 that regional council was split into multiple parts, including today's Nelson City Council.

Nelson City Council's area covers the entire region of Nelson, covering 424 km². Its population was 53,082 in 2018. It borders the Tasman and Marlborough Districts.

Councillors are elected for three year terms through local elections.

The current mayor of Nelson is Nick Smith.

Nelson City councillors for the 2022–2025 term are:^[2]

• Matty Anderson
• Matthew Benge
• Trudie Brand
• Mel Courtney
• James Hodgson
• Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
• Kahu Paki Paki
• Pete Rainey
• Campbell Rollo
• Rachel Sanson
• Tim Skinner
• Aaron Stallard

Environmental programmes undertaken by the council include Nelson Nature and Project Maitai. In 2019, the Council declared climate change an emergency situation.^[3]

• Official website
• Top of the South Maps from Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council
• Nelson Nature
• Project Maitai