Tim King
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August 29, 2018
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/365167/waimea-dam-decision-councillors-political-mannequins
Mr King, who has been on the council since the dam was first mooted, said many people had spent years on a process that had gone nowhere.
"I guess I'm massively disappointed and frustrated that at the end of the day it's become a very divisive debate over how it's funded.
I accept it's the political reality but it's...gutting."
September 20, 2019
"Even focusing on the core services only will be immensely challenging," he said. "There's some things you do control and a whole lot of things that you don't including Government legislation and policy."
January 30, 2020
"We're not talking, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars in a number of these projects, particularly Motueka, you're talking less than 10 [million]. And it's just massively frustrating not to be able to get these projects over the line."
February 24, 2020
https://newsroom.co.nz/2020/02/24/extra-25m-for-dam-not-stopping-progress/
King said he was hugely disappointed but the work had to go on.
“We are in the position now, given the stage of the project, where pressing on is pretty much the only option,” he said.
August 17, 2022
https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/nelson-mail/20220817/281578064449081?srsltid=AfmBOoplMZiXQR9Qa4qLBMRpAO0tB27xp5Zp9aSCPjbK_2f8x9tgDTB9
Tasman District mayor Tim King has told Parliament's finance and expenditure of the disappointment at low "little" engagement there has been with the community by Government over the Three Waters reforms.
November 22, 2022
"On Tuesday, King said he was disappointed the select committee did not recommend a change to entity D for the entire top of the south".
April 19, 2023
https://newsroom.co.nz/2023/04/19/how-we-plan-for-new-zealands-next-big-disaster/
Tasman District mayor Tim King says it was anticipated that the rain event would hit the western part of the region, so resources were pre-deployed to Golden Bay, which risked being cut off at Takaka Hill – that’s certainly happened before.
“As it happened, the rain event didn’t do quite what was forecast and hit Nelson City,” he says.
April 27, 2023
TDC Mayor Tim King gave a thought-provoking speech about his experience as a farmer, disappointed at the extent of food that is wasted.
November 8, 2023
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/133249728/council-disappointed-by-waka-kotahi-funding-freeze
Tasman mayor Tim King said it was "disappointing” that it will take longer to progress some of the improvements that were proposed under Transport Choices programme funding, as the council wanted to bring urban street layouts “into the 21st century, meaning they are safe and accessible for people who can’t or don’t drive”.
October 10, 2024
https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350447022/nelson-stand-alone-water-infrastructure
“It is slightly disappointing not to be able to have a genuine conversation and discussion with Nelson".
December 12, 2024
Mayor Tim King said the entire process seemed “entirely stupid” and was “such a load of shit”.
July 3, 2025
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/03/telco-repairs-after-tasman-floods-an-epic-cock-up-mayor/
"We have tried every conceivable way of getting them to do it faster. I am beyond frustrated at the lack of communication. Cellphone coverage should have been back up and running, even if it’s on a temporary basis, way earlier than they are… We have made it very bluntly clear, and we will continue to do so, that it’s completely unacceptable the position that you've all been left in."
July 25, 2025
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360753142/live-new-zealand-weather-heavy-rain
"I've spent my whole life in this community. I've been through some very significant events, alongside everybody else," King said at a media briefing on Saturday.
"This is probably the most devastating".
July 25, 2025
https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360761232/council-and-irrigators-seek-dam-debt-bailout
He said he would be “disappointed” if anyone took the view that the investment in agribusinesses came at a cost to the community, and argued that the community would be in a “bad situation” without it, as these irrigated properties generated rates and revenue.
July 28, 2025
https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360764417/council-may-pull-back-roading-without-bailout
“We're not just saying we want to put everything back, gold plate, the whole lot, and therefore you need to give us lots of money. They expect to see us look at what the best value reinstatement repairs is for different roads".
August 12, 2025
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/569757/king-runs-for-tasman-mayor-one-last-time
"As a sitting mayor, ultimately, you should be judged on what you have done, not necessarily what you say you might do in the future," he said.
August 21, 2025
"My governance experience and leadership in business, community organisations and on the Council will be crucial in tackling these challenges so we can capitalise on the opportunities for our region".
August 22, 2025
'I feel incredibly sad' - Mayor reacts to proposed closure of Eves Valley Sawmill.
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