Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, originally known as Blind Bay, is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealand's South Island. Located in the centre of the island's northern coast, it stretches along 120 kilometres (75 mi) of coastline and is 70 kilometres (43 mi) across at its widest point. It is an arm of the Tasman Sea, lying on the western approach to Cook Strait.
The Diocese of Nelson is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the northern part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikoura.
The Collins River, New Zealand is a river of eastern Nelson, New Zealand. As a tributary of the Whangamoa River, it rises north of the Rai Saddle and flows north-westward to join that river at Whangamoa.
The Lud River is a river of the Nelson Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from a ridge 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Nelson city centre, reaching the Wakapuaka River close to the latters outfall into Delaware Bay, an indentation in the eastern shore of Tasman Bay.
The Maitai / Mahitahi River is an awa (river) of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows westwards through hill country west of the Bryant Range before passing through the city of Nelson, reaching Tasman Bay at Nelson Haven. Major tributaries of the Maitai River include The Brook, Te Wairepo / York Stream and Sharland Creek.
The Miner River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It rises in hills 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Nelson city centre close to the southern end of the Bryant Range, flowing west to joining with the Roding River 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Richmond.
The Okaramio River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows into the Kaituna River approximately halfway between Renwick and Havelock.
The Roding River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in the hills above the city of Nelson, reaching the Wairoa River five kilometres south of Richmond. The rock type Rodingite is named after the Roding River. The catchment has numours mine sites and shafts which attempted to make the copper and chromite deposites in the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt profertable in the late 19th Century.
The Wakapuaka River is a river of the Nelson Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally north from its origins in the north of the Bryant Range 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Nelson city centre to reach Delaware Bay, an indentation in the northeast coast of Tasman Bay.
The Whangamoa River is a river of the Nelson Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northeast from its origins in the northern Bryant Range 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Nelson city centre to reach Tasman Bay close to the northeastern end of Delaware Bay.
Atawhai is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies north of Nelson and is the location of Wakapuaka Cemetery, a burial place since 1861. It also has a coastline on Nelson Haven and access to Boulder Bank from State Highway 6.
The small New Zealand community of Wakefield is situated some 25 km south west of Nelson at the top of the South Island.
Hira is a small settlement approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Nelson, New Zealand. It sits in the valley of the Wakapuaka River.
Wakapuaka is a small township lying to the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6 inland from the northern end of Nelson Haven, between Marybank and Hira. The road to Glenduan joins SH 6 at Wakapuaka.
Maitai is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies at the western edge of Nelson city centre, immediately to the south of The Wood, on the northern bank of the Maitai River. A monument representing the location of the geographic centre of New Zealand is located in Maitai.
Tasman Heights is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southeast of Nelson city centre, between Wakatu and Moana.
The Bryant Range is a range of low mountains in the northern South Island of New Zealand. They form part of the boundary of the Nelson and Tasman Districts with Marlborough Region, as well as forming the western boundary of Mount Richmond Forest Park The range is traversed by State Highway 6 at the Rai Saddle close to its northern end.
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. Notable features of Nelson South include Nelson Public Hospital and Nelson College.
Nelson East is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. As its name suggests, it lies to the east of Nelson city centre, along the banks of the Maitai River between the city centre and Maitai. Notable features of Nelson East include Queen's Gardens and the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
Hanby Park is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.
