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Wednesday 12 October 2022
From MP to mayor MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
Nick Smith has won the race to be Nelson’s next mayor. Nick says he was privileged to be elected mayor of “the best little place in New Zealand” but warned that the challenge of the mayoralty had only just begun. “The easy bit is winning the election. The hard part begins in working with the council on a large number of challenges they have.” The former Nelson MP’s win follows what he described as “a good campaign.” “It’s been… wonderful to have the opportunity to connect with so many Nelsonians over the course of it.” Nick also acknowledged and applauded his opponents in the election during his victory speech. “Nelson has robust politics, and long may it be so because it matters,” he says.
Nick Smith celebrated his victory with a drink at Lombardi’s Ristorante alongside his wife Lynley. Photo: Max Frethey.
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Worst parking offenders revealed KATE RUSSELL Nelson’s worst parking offenders have been revealed by Nelson City Council, with one driver racking up more than $6,000 in fines in the last year. In the 2021/22 year, the most
problematic parker received 42 tickets with a bill totalling $1,369. But the largest parking bill overall went to a driver who received 34 tickets and a massive bill of $6,220. The number of parking fines increased in the last year, with
18,081 infringements issued compared to 13,868 in the previous year. This is the most infringements the city has seen in at least five years, council records show. As a result, fine revenue was up nearly $200,000 on the previous
year with it being $483,573 in 2021/22 compared to $292,172 in 2020/21. However, warden patrol hours have increased 34 per cent with wardens clocking up 7286 patrol hours last year compared to 5439 the year before.
Council’s acting group manager environmental management, Mandy Bishop, says these increased patrol hours have contributed to the increased number of infringements issued and fine
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