The Nelson politican is keeping quiet since announcing his retirement amid an inquiry into an office 'altercation' but others have acknowledged his contribution.
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Tasman District Council is preparing for an anticipated 14 per cent increase in the population by 2031 while Nelson City Council has assumed growth of 4.5 per cent. The councils have planned for housing development accordingly.
Nelson is coming under pressure to shoulder more of the demand for housing in the Nelson-Tasman region. Tasman District Council urged the Nelson City Council to review the growth assumptions and infrastructure programme outlined in its draft Long Term Plan 2021-31 to ensure a “sufficient amount of serviced land”. The city council has assumed population growth of 4.5 per cent in the next 10 years, well below a 17 per cent increase experienced over the past decade.
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Health Minister Andrew Little says a rebuilt Nelson Hospital won t include a change in location. An Indicative Business Case for the project was submitted in May, costed at about $713 million. However, on Friday Little said that rough costing of $713m included “all the bells and whistles, and absolutely everything” and had been sent back for revision. “They ve been told that that s a little bit beyond what was expected, so they’re having a look at that again,” Little said. “I think, what we re saying is: Let s look at actual need and bearing in mind too that our health system is a network so not every hospital has to have absolutely everything.