Nelson Tasman Settlement Support

A Partnership between Department of Labour and Nelson City Council

Department of Labour

Partnership with Department of Labour

logo of the Department of Labour. The Department of Labour is responsible for leading the New Zealand Settlement Strategy and improving settlement by establishing Settlement Support New Zealand. The Nelson City Council holds the contract to deliver this service for the Nelson/Tasman area.

Nelson is now the fourth most popular place in New Zealand for new migrants to settle, with the majority coming from the UK. This looks set to increase with a wide variety of people from very different ethnic backgrounds arriving as well. It is important to make this transition as smooth as possible, not just for the migrants but for the rest of the community. Settlement Support has a vital role to play in this process.