Who We Are

The Nelson Tasman region has potential to become Aotearoa New Zealand’s most vibrant and liveable region with the country’s smallest environmental footprint.

NelsonTasman2050 is an independent think tank of built environment professionals sketching pathways towards a better future. Our mission is to help create vibrant communities through advocating, promoting and supporting our transition to resilient, sustainable, affordable, equitable and community-focussed urban environments through Quality Intensification.

We work closely with local councils, the development community, media, academics and the general public.

We provide independent input on a wide range of local policy issues. From high level future development strategies to plan changes, from the housing crisis to the provision of affordable and varied housing options, and from the pitfalls of greenfield development to new concepts for revitalising our towns and villages, we are injecting new ideas into the conversation about the future of Nelson Tasman.

We are strictly non-partisan in our work and welcome an open exchange of views and ideas. All our work, ideas and links are freely available on our website and social media to be shared and discussed by the wider public.

is a Tasman-based urban designer and small business owner. His array of experience includes projects in Europe, the UK, Abu Dhabi as well as the Urban Design Framework for Auckland’s City Rail Link, potentially New Zealand’s largest investment in public transport in the last five decades.

is a director at Fineline Architecture, a Nelson-based practice focused on making architecture more inclusive, environmental and affordable. Magda has also been a lecturer and researcher and published research on environmental awareness strategies in education and practice. As a trained regenerative practitioner, she has been engaging in urban scale multi-disciplinary projects nationwide.

is an architect and director of a Nelson-based architectural practice. His practice explores alternative housing typologies and innovative approaches to achieving high quality, liveable and affordable environments. Amongst his areas of expertise is the design of compact well functioning homes.

is a civil engineer. Jan has worked in and for local government for more than 40 years in New Zealand and overseas. His main areas of expertise are related to stormwater and wastewater management, the effects on the environment and strategy development. As part of this, Jan has been involved in many multidisciplinary planning processes. Jan has also been a hearing commissioner.