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City and unitary region in South Island, New Zealand Nelson Whakatū (Māori) City and unitary region 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 region within New Zealand Coordinates: 41°16′15″S 173°17′2″E ...
Stoke (Māori: Omaio) is a suburb of Nelson in New Zealand, located between Richmond and Tāhunanui. Stoke was named by William Songer, the personal servant of Arthur Wakefield, after his birthplace Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk. [3] In 2010 it was voted the "Keep New Zealand Beautiful People's Choice Best Place in New Zealand". [4]
A cutter owned by Schroder, a Nelson merchant, was taking a survey party led by John Barnicoat to Marlborough, but it became stranded on the sand bar. [4] The general locality is known as Wakapuaka. [5] The name Cable Bay arose from New Zealand's first overseas cable link, to Australia, which was opened on 21 February 1876.
Pourangahau / Mount Robert is a 1,421m high mountain in the Nelson area of New Zealand's South Island.It is within the Nelson Lakes National Park.For many years Mt Robert formed part of landowner and politician John Kerr of Nelson's Lake Station, but was returned to the crown in the years following his death in 1898.
Washington Valley is a major inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the west of Nelson city centre and south of Stepneyville and Beachville. [3] The equivalent Statistics New Zealand statistical area of Washington covers a land area of 1.12 km 2. [4] The suburb has three local parks: Abraham Heights Reserve, Sequoia Reserve and Wolfe ...
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.
Nelson South is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of Nelson city centre, between it and Bishopdale, close to the foot of The Grampians. The main inland route to Stoke, New Zealand, Waimea Road, is Nelson South's main road. The suburb includes both Nelson Hospital and Nelson College. [3]
Nelson Central-Trafalgar had a population of 675 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 96 people (16.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 192 people (39.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 228 households, comprising 378 males and 297 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.27 males per female.