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Delve into Nelson South
The district Nelson South of Nelson in Nelson City (Nelson) is a subburb in New Zealand about 78 mi west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Richmond, Blenheim, Wellington, Christchurch and New Plymouth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 63% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
14°C (56 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
YHA Nelson by Accents
Shelbourne Villa
DeLorenzo's Studio Apartments
TRAILWAYS HOTEL NELSON
Chelsea Park Motor Lodge
Palazzo Motor Lodge
Cathedral Inn
RUTHERFORD HOTEL NELSON
Joya Garden & Villa Studios
Palms Motel
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Welcome To Nelson New Zealand
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2013 Nelson Collingwood Street Trolley Derby - Crash
A spectacular crash at Nelson's Collingwood Street Trolley Derby - 16 March 2013.
Drawing the 2014 Nelson Young Professional Ball 'Jewellery for the Night' Winners
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150th anniversary Nelson whatukura kapa haka
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Nelson Flooding, New Zealand - Brook St Dairy - 14 December 2011
Flooding is Nelson 14 December 2011 20:30 Brook Stream Brook St Dairy playground.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
The Grampians, New Zealand
The Grampians are a set of prominent hills forming the southeast backdrop of Nelson, reaching 390 metres high. Frequented by locals and tourists alike, they are covered in a myriad of tracks ranging from leisurely strolls to relatively taxing steep inclines. Entry points to this recreational area are from Van Diemen Street, Collingwood Street, and Broughham Street. A TV transmitter at the top is visible from most of Nelson.
Anglican Diocese of Nelson
The Diocese of Nelson is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the top part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikoura. The diocese was founded in 1858 and the seat of the Bishop is at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson. On 5 February 2007, while in a wheelchair, http://www. anglicanchurch. co. nz/Latest-News/Richard-Ellena-ordained.
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Trafalgar Park is a large sports ground within the heart of the city of Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000, following upgrades completed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. It takes its name from the Battle of Trafalgar. It is one of the home grounds for Air New Zealand NPC rugby team the Tasman Makos. The other is Lansdowne Park, Blenheim. Trafalgar Park is also used by the Central Districts Cricket Association.
Nayland College
Nayland College is a coeducational secondary school which is located in Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand. It is one of two secondary schools in Nelson which are coeducational. Notable features of the college include its well-regarded student produced newspaper and biennial musical productions. The school was officially opened on February 3, 1966.
Nelson College for Girls
Nelson College for Girls is a single-sex state school in Nelson, New Zealand. Established in 1883, it has close ties with Nelson College and has a private Preparatory School. Nelson College for Girls was one of the highest rankings school in the Nelson region for NCEA with an average of 71% of Year 13 students achieved NCEA Level 3 in 2005. (This compares with a National average of 51.2% and Decile 7 Girls' schools - 68.9%) The boarding house, Clarice Johnstone House is headed by Mrs.
Cabragh House
Cabragh House (school and residence) is a late Victorian, timber house at 48 Weka Street in Nelson, New Zealand built circa 1897. It is an historic site for exemplarising late Victorian furnishings and provincial New Zealand vernacular architecture. The neighbouring Amber House, the former site of the Cabragh House School, is pending registration as a New Zealand Historic Place
Nelson Central School
Nelson Central School is a state primary contributing school located in the inner city of Nelson at the top of the South Island of New Zealand teaching children of both genders aged 5 to 11 years. At the end of 2006 the board of trustees consisted of five elected parent representatives, the Principal and the staff representative. Currently the chairman is Geoff Clark. For the school year ended in December 2006, the school roll opened with 389 students and closed with 419.
Amber House
Amber House is one of the older two storey villas in New Zealand's third founded city of Nelson in the top of the South Island at 46 Weka Street. It is a traditional colonial-style construction using native Rimu and Matai with an external brick chimney that originally served four large fireplaces. The original, highly decorated, cast iron sewage vent pipes are still intact and visible on the exterior of the building.
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is a New Zealand public Tertiary Education Institution. The main campuses are in Nelson and Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand. It has been providing tertiary education in the Nelson-Marlborough region since 1904. NMIT's yearly enrollment is around 3,600 equivalent full-time students, locally, nationally and internationally. The region's economy includes New Zealand's largest concentration of fisheries, wine and aquaculture.
World of Wearable Art
The World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum (WOW) is a museum devoted to wearable art and classic cars located in Nelson, New Zealand, opened in October 2001. It is a tourist attraction. The building is on 95 Quarantine Road and the museum is open every day of the year except Christmas Day.
Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson, New Zealand with seating for 350 people. It is 58 metres in length and 27 metres wide. The tower is 35 metres high.
Wakapuaka Cemetery
Wakapuaka Cemetery is a cemetery located in Atawhai, Nelson, New Zealand. The name means "heaps of aka leaves" in Māori.
Nelson Provincial Museum
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 region's history, from geological origins to the stories of individuals and families. This museum holds over 1.4 million items of interest, collected during the past 160 years.
Bays Brewery
Bays Brewery is a microbrewery located in Nelson, New Zealand established in December 1993.
Nelson Railway Society
The Nelson Railway Society operates a short heritage railway line in the Founders Heritage Park, Nelson, New Zealand. The society has recovered and now utilises station buildings from a couple of former stations on the Nelson Section, including the Tui Railway Station building. The society uses a DSA class diesel locomotive on running days, and is restoring a W class steam locomotive W 403.
Maitai River
The Maitai River is a river of the north of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west through hill country to the west of the Bryant Range before passing through the city of Nelson, reaching Tasman Bay at Nelson Haven. The Maitai River is home to the Maitai River Dam which is the main water supply for Nelson City.
Trafalgar Centre
The Trafalgar Centre is a multipurpose events centre located in Nelson, New Zealand. The stadium was built in 1972 and opened in 1973. The main stadium holds up to 2,460 people. It can be used as two tennis courts or four basketball courts.
Brook Waimarama Sanctuary
The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary is a 715 hectare mainland “ecological island” sanctuary located in Nelson, New Zealand. The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust was established in 2004 with the intent of restoring the local populations of pre-European flora and fauna which have been ravaged by introduced mammalian predators. Invasion by introduced weeds also poses a threat. The sanctuary may also be used in the future as a site where endangered species from elsewhere in New Zealand may be protected.
Joseph Dodson
Joseph Reid Dodson JP (1811/12 – 12 October 1890), was the first Mayor of Nelson in New Zealand from 1874. He was a prominent brewer and Resident Magistrate in Nelson and his sixth generation descendants still operate a brewery in the city.
Joseph Levien
John Henry Levien (1810/1811 – 7 June 1876) Esquire, JP was a Freemason and Mayor of Nelson in New Zealand from 1875 to 1876.
Botanical Gardens, Nelson
Botanical Gardens is a cricket ground in Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand, and is located close to the trigonometrical 'Centre of New Zealand'. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in January 1873 when Nelson played Auckland. The ground later held a first-class match when Nelson played Wellington on 31 December 1883, which Nelson won by 39 runs.
Victory Square, Nelson
Victory Square is a cricket ground in Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in December 1862 when Nelson played Wellington. First-class cricket was first played there in February 1875 when Nelson played Wellington. Nelson played six further first-class matches at the ground between 1875 and 1887. First-class cricket is no longer played there, but cricket is still played there by Wakatu Cricket Club.
Arrow Rock, New Zealand
Arrow Rock (also Fifeshire Rock) is a small island in Tasman Bay, off the coast of Nelson, New Zealand. There is a narrow channel between the rock and Haulashore Island. Situated within Nelson Harbour, Arrow Rock was site of the Fifeshire wreck in 1842, which gave the rock is secondary name. There are a number of Spotted Shags who live on the rock.
Haulashore Island
Haulashore Island is a small island in Tasman Bay, near Nelson, New Zealand. Formed in 1901, it was at one time a part of Boulder Bank. There is a narrow channel between the island and Arrow Rock. The 0.5 hectares island has had rabbits since its formation; ferrets were released on the island in the 1960s to control the rabbit population.
Founders Heritage Park
Founders Heritage Park is a museum in Nelson, New Zealand, housing a number of groups with historical themes, including transport. A short heritage railway line is operated by the Nelson Railway Society. Several shops operate in the museum, selling bakery and other artisan foods, as well as locally-made arts & crafts.