Nelson mayor

Nick Smith celebrated on Saturday, but it was down to earth on Sunday when he met the council boss to discuss ongoing flood recovery work.

“If they’re the right idea, eventually they’ll win – but not if you’re not prepared to stick your neck out for them.” A glut of last-minute votes means there could potentially be some shuffling around the council table, with finalised results not expected until Thursday. Smith said during his campaign that he hoped the people of Nelson elected a diverse council – but those hopes appear to have been dashed. Whether that's discussing the sea level threat to our beautiful coastline, highlighting the worker shortage across the region, or assessing who's campaigning for your vote in local body elections. Lawrey said he was looking forward to spending time with his family. “The mayoralty is a very outwards-facing role ... This time, just two women will be at the table: Rachel Sanson and Trudie Brand, both returning councillors. No matter what people’s political opinions were, all elected representatives had a shared duty to serve the city, he said. “I wasn’t expecting to get a clear result until Sunday ... Smith had also already started meeting with the new councillors-elect. Long-serving former Nelson MP Smith decisively won the mayoral race according to progress results announced on Saturday. “It’s unfortunate that we’ve had such a major event for Nelson ...