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(Proposed) Temporary Road Closure - New Years Eve Event

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Nelson City Council has received a proposal from Nelson Venues Ltd to temporarily close the following roads to ordinary traffic for the date/s listed below.

Trafalgar Square/Selwyn Place - between Trafalgar Square West and Trafalgar Square East (including the Church Steps)

Date and time of scheduled closure: From 5:00 am on Thursday 31 December 2026 until 12:00 pm on Friday 1 January 2027

  • This is for the Nelson City Council Public Event on New Year’s Eve.
  • The Event will be held from 6:00 pm on Thursday 31 December 2026 to 12:30 am on Friday 1 January 2027.
  • The road will be closed, and access will be unavailable during this time, except in an emergency.
  • The Route 1eBus will be diverted for the duration of the closure. Please see ebus.nz for further information.

To understand how this closure could impact businesses/residents, Council is seeking feedback on this proposal by 12:00 pm 21 October 2026

Feedback can be sent:
By email: road.enquiries@ncc.govt.nz
In writing: Attention: Transport Operations, Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, Nelson

Feedback (including any personal information such as your name and contact details) will be provided to Council workers for administration, analysing feedback and to support decision making. The content of the feedback (without personal information) will be included in a publicly available meeting agenda. Note that concerns raised in feedback may be provided to the event organiser, along with your name and contact details, to facilitate those concerns being addressed. Please advise Council when providing feedback if you do not wish this to occur. To update any information you have provided, please contact the details above.

The decision on whether the road will be closed will be advertised here.
Nelson City Council thanks the public for their patience and understanding.

This proposal is made in accordance with the Local Government Act 1974. Unauthorised use of vehicles on the road during the closure period is not permitted and may constitute an offence.

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