Tasman District is a local government district in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, a unitary authority, which sits at Richmond, with community boards serving outlying communities in Motueka and Golden Bay / Mohua. The city of Nelson has its own unitary authority separate from Tasman District, and together they comprise a single region in some contexts, but not for local government functions or resource management (planning) functions.
The town of Motueka in the South Island of New Zealand lies close to the mouth of the Motueka River, on the western shore of Tasman Bay. It is, after Richmond, the second largest centre in the Tasman Region, with a population of 7125. The Motueka Ward had an estimated population of 10,900 at 30 June 2009.
The Riuwaka River, formerly known as the Riwaka River, is located in the Nelson region in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows for 20 kilometres, entering Tasman Bay close to the town of Riwaka, 10 kilometres north of Motueka.
Golden Bay Air Limited is a small airline based in Takaka, New Zealand. The airline currently operates four light aircraft from Takaka to Wellington and Karamea, and also from Nelson to Takaka and Karamea with connecting road shuttle services to the Abel Tasman National Park, the Heaphy Track in the Kahurangi National Park and to and from Takaka township. Other services provided by the airline include charter flights around New Zealand flown on demand and preset scenic routes around the National Parks as well as Farewell Spit.
Toni Louise Hodgkinson is a former New Zealand middle distance runner, originally from Takaka. She currently holds the New Zealand woman's record in the 800 m.
The Little Onahau River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from the Haupiri Range west of Takaka, joining with the Onahau River shortly before the latter's outfall into Golden Bay.
The Motupipi River is a short river of the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows north to reach Golden Bay to the east of Takaka.
The Onahau River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It has its sources close to the northernmost point of Kahurangi National Park, from where it flows northeast to reach Golden Bay to the northwest of takaka. The smaller Little Onahau River follows a roughly parallel course to the southwest of the Onahau River.
The Onekaka River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources in the northeast of Kahurangi National Park, reaching Golden Bay 13 kilometres northwest of Takaka.
The Otere River is a short river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north to reach Golden Bay approximately halfway between Takaka and Collingwood.
The Pariwhakaoho River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northeast from sources within Kahurangi National Park to reach Golden Bay 10 kilometres northwest of Takaka.
The Puremahaia River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northeast, reaching Golden Bay five kilometres northwest of Takaka.
State Highway 60 is a state highway servicing the far northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. Running between the settlements of Richmond and Collingwood, it is 116 kilometres (72 mi) long and lies entirely within the Tasman District. It is the northernmost highway in the South Island and is a popular tourist route, servicing Motueka, Abel Tasman National Park, Golden Bay, and Farewell Spit.
Golden Bay / Mohua is a shallow, paraboloid shaped bay in New Zealand, near the northern tip of the South Island. An arm of the Tasman Sea, the bay lies northwest of Tasman Bay and Cook Strait. It is protected in the north by Farewell Spit, a 26 km long arm of fine golden sand which is the country's longest sandspit. The Aorere and Takaka Rivers flow into the bay from the south.
The Takaka Aerodrome serves the town of Takaka, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Wainui Falls is a 20-metre (66 ft) waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is part of the Wainui River and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base. It is the largest and most accessible waterfall in the Abel Tasman National Park and the Nelson-Golden Bay area, and can be reached via the short Wainui Falls Track. The track is popular as a day walk among tourists, and while the waters of the Wainui River can be too cold for swimming much of the year, the plunge pool is a favoured swimming hole in the summer months.
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