Welcome to Nelson, New Zealand

About Nelson

Nelson is situated in the Tasman District in the top north west corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The city is dotted with pleasant cafes and restaurants, and arts and craft galleries, amid golden sandy beaches and forested mountains. The Nelson region is famous for the production of world class wines and three of New Zealand’s splendid national parks lie on the city’s doorstep...

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Nelson has a population af around 50,000 people. It is the geographical centre of New Zealand, and is a region renowned for warm sunshine, fine beaches, lakes, mountains and native forests. The City of Nelson is large enough to offer all the services and amenities of a large city yet is small enough to be intimate, welcoming and friendly.

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Nelson Attractions

Nelson has a population af around 50,000 people. It is the geographical centre of New Zealand, and is a region renowned for warm sunshine, fine beaches, lakes, mountains and native forests. The City of Nelson is large enough to offer all the services and amenities of a large city yet is small enough to be intimate, welcoming and friendly.

Nelson is situated in the Tasman District in the top north west corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The city is dotted with pleasant cafes and restaurants, and arts and craft galleries, amid golden sandy beaches and forested mountains. The region is famous for the production of world class wines and three of New Zealand’s splendid national parks lie on the city’s doorstep.

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The Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand’s only coastal National Park, is renowned for it’s magnificent walking tracks, while the northernmost peaks of the Southern Alps create an attractive alpine setting in Nelson Lakes National Park. The last, Kahurangi National Park, is a wilderness of native forestry and marble and limestone caves, which emit trout and various rafting and kayaking rivers.