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City in Nelson City, New Zealand Nelson Whakatū (Māori) City View of Nelson from the "Centre of New Zealand" in November 2006 Flag Coat of arms Nickname(s): Top of the South, Sunny Nelson Motto(s): Latin: Palmam qui meruit ferat (Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm) Nelson within the South Island, New Zealand Coordinates: 41°16′15″S 173°17′2″E / 41.27083°S 173.28389 ...
Department of Conservation. Nelson Lakes National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, at the northern end of the Southern Alps. It was created in 1956 (one of four created in the 1950s). [ 1][ 2] The park contains beech forests, multiple lakes, snow-covered mountains and valleys created by glaciers during the ice ages.
Blue Lake (Tasman) / 42.058500°S 172.657111°E / -42.058500; 172.657111. Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake is a small lake in Nelson Lakes National Park, in the northern reaches of New Zealand 's Southern Alps. Sacred to local Māori, it has the clearest natural fresh water in the world.
The Nelson Provincial Museum, Pupuri Taonga O Te Tai Ao is a regional museum in the city of Nelson, New Zealand. The museum showcases the Nelson and Tasman regions' history, from geological origins to the stories of individuals and families. [1] Nelson Provincial Museum holds over 1.4 million items of interest, collected during the past 160 years.
The New Zealand spider with the largest leg span is the Nelson cave spider ( Spelungula cavernicola ), with a leg span of up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) and a 3 centimetres (1.2 in) body length. The Australian white-tailed spider, first recorded in New Zealand in 1886, has been falsely attributed as the cause of many necrotising spider bites.
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1860: During the First Taranaki War nearly 1,200 Taranaki refugees including women and children are relocated to Nelson. 1876: The Nelson Province is abolished under the Counties Bill of 1876. 1892: The New Zealand Church Mission Society (NZCMS) was formed in a Nelson church hall. 1901: 1st Regiment, Nelson Mounted Rifles formed in Nelson.
Start of the Boulder Bank at Mackay Bluff with Nelson in the distance The Boulder Bank (Māori: Te Taero a Keropa or Te Tāhuna o Tama-i-ea) is a very unusual naturally formed landform in Nelson, New Zealand. It is a 13 km (8.1 mi) long stretch of rocky substrate which begins at the Mackay Bluff and ends at the Cut of the Nelson Harbour. Haulashore Island was once a part of the Boulder Bank ...