Nelson Youth Council
Foreground: Mayor Nick, Malachi Ng, Bailey Main, Rose Leighton, Pīata Taylor, Sophie Lyons, Heidi Curtis, Malia Gomez, Nikau Adams, Ayla Turner, Finn Kerby-Pinguet, Vik Mahadevan, Debbie McLean-Janet, Amy Coulter, Chia Nagahama Sequera, Esther Ribas, Avalon Myer, Juno O’Connor, and Cr James Hodgson.
Youth Council aims
Some of the Nelson Youth Council’s aims are to:
- give Nelson youth a real voice
- discuss and work towards solutions with the Nelson City Council and Nelson youth on issues and projects that concern young people in Nelson
- bring the needs and concerns of young people to the attention of local and central government
- assist with Nelson City Council’s planning processes to ensure a youth voice is heard by the Council
- identify local youth needs and resources, and bring these to attention of Council
- provide young people with experience of local government.
The group make submissions to Council, organise and support youth events, and sponsor youth awards. They also run their own projects and initiatives around issues they have found important to young people in the community.
Two Youth Councillors attend most Nelson City Council and committee meetings to provide a youth voice to Council. Read more about the Nelson Youth Strategy here.
Contact us
The Youth Council is all about hearing the voice of youth! If you have anything that you think needs to be said, feel free to get in contact through Nelson City Council's customer service: enquiries@ncc.govt.nz or visit theirFacebook page so that you can be heard!
