Anonymous Anti-Dam Brochure Reckless Says MP
Nelson MP Nick Smith is concerned at the distress being caused by an anonymous anti-dam brochure delivered to all households in Brightwater that makes false claims of the town being...
Nelson Rents Skyrocket
Rents in the Nelson region over the last year have increased at the fastest rate in more than a decade and are amongst the largest increase of any region, according...
Nelson Matters - Victim's rights need improving
The experience of two Nelson constituents has exposed for me a flaw in our justice system that needs to be fixed. That is why I am asking people to add...
Public Meeting to Oppose KiwiBank Closure/Postshop Downgrade
A public meeting to oppose the closure of Kiwibank and the downgrading of PostShop has been jointly organized by Nelson Greypower, the Nelson City Council and Nelson MP Nick Smith...
Nelson Matters - Another wave of strike action
The wave of strike action this year is doing Nelson and New Zealand no good. It has disrupted exports from our port, patients getting operations and children getting an education....
Nelson Matters - Soft Approach to Drugs Dangerous
The Government’s decision to grant permanent residency to Czech national Karel Sroubek is unfair to the thousands of honest people wanting to make New Zealand their home. It also highlights...
Nelson Matters - Compelling Case for Waimea Dam
MP’s from around New Zealand were in Richmond last week for the Select Committee hearings to consider 137 submissions on the bill I am sponsoring for the Tasman District Council...
Nelson Matters - Reopening of The Boathouse
The reopening of “The Boathouse” on Wakefield Quay last Friday came at the end of a toxic week in Parliament. It reminded me of so much that is good in...
New Youth MP for Nelson
Nelson MP Nick Smith has selected 16-year-old Esther Walters, a student at Nelson College for Girls, as his representative at Youth Parliament 2019. Esther will be one of 120 Youth...
Nelson Matters - Death & Taxes
Death and Taxes Death and taxes have long been references as the two certainties in life. Three reports this month have highlighted the excessive tax appetite of the Ardern/Peters...