Nelson Tasman is at a significant stage of strategic development – with multiple agencies, local and national government and other stakeholders investing heavily in key enabling infrastructure to support future growth.
The following highlights some key strategic investments in the context of a shared commitment to intergenerational, sustainable social, economic and cultural progress.
Water infrastructure: Waimea Dam
The Waimea Community Dam is a public/private partnership between the Tasman District Council and Waimea Irrigators Ltd. The $198m dam holds 13 billion litres of water and is estimated to enable an extra $37m of GDP per year to be produced from the food bowl of the Waimea Plains.
Cultural infrastructure: Te Awhina Marae development
Supporting the development aspirations of our marae in the rohe, which include housing initiatives/papakāinga. This presents a complete redevelopment of the marae facilities in Motueka to support cultural revitalisation and economic development. The project provides for education, arts, employment, trade training, cultural tourism, and housing solutions.
Urban Regeneration: Bridge to Better
Urban settlements are undergoing revitalisation and regeneration to enhance liveability and vibrancy, adapt to congestion, climate change, and changing retail behaviours. Nelson City Council is investing in projects such as the Bridge Street development as an active transport corridor and linear park offering green space for people in the heart of the city.
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Port Nelson is undertaking an Infrastructure/Property Masterplan to optimise infrastructure, asset, and property portfolio requirements for Port Nelson in 2050. This is to include a phased development programme. This will enable the Port’s infrastructure to respond to future import and export requirements of Te Tauihu, support a cluster of businesses who need proximity to the Port and upgrade maritime infrastructure to support activities such as coastal shipping.
Nelson Marina Masterplan
The Marina Masterplan envisions a link between the city and the marina precinct, complementing Te Ara ō Whakatū - Nelson City Centre Spatial Plan, Council’s City to Sea Linkage, and the Nelson Future Access Project. Environmental and climate change factors are at the heart of the Masterplan and will help drive environmentally friendly and sustainable practices both in the building and development of the Marina as well as daily operations.
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Nelson Airport Masterplan 2050
The Masterplan is a guide for Airport land use and a plan that allows provision for future activity in a flexible, efficient, and safe manner, that continues to support the community aspirations of Nelson Tasman.
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This strategy is Nelson City Council’s guiding document for nurturing creativity, celebrating the arts, and channelling innovation and creation. It outlines initiatives that can help everyone experience the benefits of art and will support a sustainable arts and creativity sector.
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Regional Museum Archive Facility Development
It is widely acknowledged that the Nelson Provincial Museum’s Isel Research Facility is at the end of its functional life. A replacement facility to provide ongoing care for the Museum’s nationally significant Regional Collection in currently in the design and late funding phase – to be housed in a central Nelson City location adjacent the museum itself.
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Te Tauihu is environmentally diverse, home to unique natural communities and a stronghold for a wide range of species and ecosystems which are rare and threatened elsewhere in New Zealand. Punching above our weight in investment and innovation around conservation and biodiversity restoration, regional leaders are helping to unlock philanthropic investment into conservation. This is underpinned by a highly collaborative ecosystem driven by the Kotahitanga mo te Taiao Alliance.
Science & Technology Ecosystem
Nelson Tasman has the highest number of scientists per capita of any New Zealand city; this sector has created the most jobs in the region over the past 10 years. Investment into the Cawthron Institute and Plant and Food Research New Zealand’s assets, and a new Nelson Artificial Intelligence Institute has created international class facilities.