Public Forum - Speaking at Meetings

Public Forum is designed to enable members of the public to bring matters of their choice, not necessarily on the meeting’s agenda, to the attention of the local authority (see Delegations and Committee Structure).

If you wish to speak at a Public Forum you need to contact the Governance Team, on +64 3 546 0436 or governance.advisers@ncc.govt.nz providing details, including the topic you wish to speak on and your contact information. We need to receive this information at least 3 working days before the meeting (if not sooner). Please note that the time set aside for Public Forum is in demand.

Meetings are in the Council Chamber at Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson unless otherwise specified. Please note, meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. Changes are advertised in Our Nelson, Nelson Mail and on Council’s website.

Meetings of the governing body and its main committees are streamed live and available for on-demand viewing on Council’s YouTube channel.

Agendas are available at least two working days prior to the meetings. Meeting minutes are posted after they are confirmed at a subsequent meeting. All agendas and meeting minutes are available in PDF format. To view these documents you will need software that opens PDF files. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.