Mapua Wharf, Nelson
By NelsonNZ
Mountain biking, Nelson
By Ian Trafford
Nelson Central
Nelson is an entertaining city in many ways. From a cultural point of view, it provides the chance to appreciate New Zealand art, both in galleries and in artists’ studios. The district has attracted creative people who work with glass, metal, stone, wood, clay, sand, paper, ink, paint and fabric.
Nelson is also appealing from a lifestyle point of view. There are wineries scattered around the Moutere Hills and the Waimea Plains. In the city, you’ll find a good selection of restaurants – some with huge views of Tasman Bay. Activities include skydiving, rock climbing, 4WD biking, horse treks, sailing charters and water fun at the excellent beaches.
Functional facts: Approx. population 43,000, domestic airport.
Content courtesy of Tourism NZ
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Richmond Park Showgrounds, Waimea, Nelson / TasmanSat 26 Sep 2020 9:00AM / Markets and FairsRoll up. Roll up. Roll up! Welcome to Season 6 of New Zealand's largest and most fabulous traveling event! The Extravaganza Fair! The Extravaganza Fair is a family affair, it is a free entry, fun day out with ... more -
It's 1955, and into a square little American town rides a guitar-playin' motorcycle ridin' roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swivelling, lip-curling musical comedy. Featuring the ... more -
Nelson Youth Theatre Company presents the irrepressible comic strip heroine in one of the world's best-loved, award-winning musicals. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best ... more -
Studio One, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSat 3 Oct 2020 8:00PM / Cabaret, BurlesqueStudio One is a cozy wee studio nestled just off Hardy Street. It is run by a collective of local artists. We strive to provide a central space for artists from all communities to come together. We have had many ... more -
Blindspott proudly announce the rescheduled BLINDSPOTT The Tour - With 4 new shows! Just a week into the much anticipated 2020 Blindspott tour it was stopped short as NZ went into lockdown. Now they’re back with ... more -
Dust off those musical theatre cobwebs and return to your seats to indulge in the magic of the very best songs from stage and screen. Showcasing an all-star cast of New Zealand voices from the international stage, ... more -
Theatre Royal Nelson, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSat 10 Oct 2020 7:30PM / TheatreFollowing her smash hit Promise and Promiscuity, and after a sell-out Nelson Arts Festival, Olive Copperbottom is back! Penny Ashton brings Dickensian inspired orphaned hero Olive, and a squalid gaggle of hilarious ... more -
Theatre Royal Nelson, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanFri 16 Oct 2020 8:00PM / Singer-SongwriterTenfold & ZM present: Thomas Oliver with full band for the ultimate Thomas Oliver experience. The award-winning singer-songwriter returns to New Zealand with a stunning run of dates celebrating The Brightest Light album ... more -
Grooves! is the ballet you have been waiting for. A feast of a triple bill combining Aotearoa New Zealand's finest professional dancers with the music of Bic Runga, Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Wynton ... more -
Studio One, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSat 10 Oct 2020 7:00PM / Comedy“He’s good” - TV3 “Very good” - TVNZ “He nails it” - Prime TV Two hit comedy shows, one hilarious night! DJ Trump: See public Trump at a rally AND private Trump in therapy! The Don's had a hard ... more -
Presented by New Zealand Opera An unflinching examination of the human condition in 45 minutes you cannot look away from. Written in the middle of the last century by two enfants terribles of the French art scene, ... more -
Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSun 11 Oct 2020 5:00PM / Classical MusicThe roaring ’20s were wild and carefree – a time of dramatic social change that also marked the beginning of the modern music era… filled with risk and adventure. Jazz, aeroplanes, skyscrapers and the invention ... more -
Old St John's, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanFri 23 Oct 2020 5:30PM / LiteraryBehrouz Boochani and Golriz Ghahraman in conversation with journalist Anke Richter. Behrouz Boochani’s and Golriz Ghahraman’s refugee stories shine a devastating light on the fates of so many people, as borders ... more -
The Hotel Nelson, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanTue 13 Oct 2020 8:30AM / Business & ProfessionalIt’s time to get back to the core employer fundamentals and continue to run your businesses with confidence. In this free hr workshop, specialists from Employsure explain the changing legislation as we move on from ... more -
The Suter Theatre, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSun 25 Oct 2020 11:00AM / LiteraryMiriam Lancewood talks with Kerry Sunderland about her gripping sequel to the international bestseller, Woman in the Wilderness. Miriam Lancewood’s first book Woman in the Wilderness told how she and her husband, ... more -
The Suter Theatre, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSat 24 Oct 2020 1:30PM / LiteraryEamonn Marra and Lil O’Brien discuss the balance between comedy and tragedy in their debut books. Guided by local writer Ro Cambridge, Eamonn Marra and Lil O’Brien will explore the relationship between tragedy and ... more -
The Suter Theatre, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSat 24 Oct 2020 11:00AM / LiteraryPanel discussion about our multicultural whenua. Join Resika Sapkota (a Nelson-based Bhutanese/Nepali refugee), Behrouz Boochani (Kurdish refugee and author of No Friend But the Mountains), Chinese NZ writer Rose Lu ... more -
The Suter Theatre, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSun 25 Oct 2020 3:30PM / LiteraryIan Trafford and William Moloney have both written fascinating novels based on their grandfathers’ WWI diaries. During his childhood on a farm near Te Karaka, west of Gisborne, Ian Trafford’s father came home one ... more -
The Suter Theatre, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSat 24 Oct 2020 3:30PM / LiteraryMulti-award winning author of fiction for young adults Mandy Hager in conversation with local YA writers Rachael Craw, Brin Murray and Robyn Prokop. While young adult (YA) fiction is written for readers between the ... more -
The Suter Theatre, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSun 25 Oct 2020 1:30PM / LiteraryChristine Leunens and Alexandra Tidswell discuss how they work with both research and imagination when creating characters from the past. A New Zealand-Belgian novelist, Christine Leunens is the author of Caging ... more -
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, Nelson / TasmanSun 25 Oct 2020 10:30AM / Public Talks & ToursTwo-hour workshop with award-winning author Mandy Hager. Mandy Hager is a multi-award winning writer of fiction for young adults. In 2019 she was awarded the Margaret Mahy Medal for life-time achievement and a ... more -
The Playhouse, Waimea, Nelson / TasmanFri 23 Oct 2020 6:00PM / R&B, SoulHopetoun Brown Double header presented by Arts on Tour 23rd and 24th Oct Labour Weekend Show from 8pm, Dinner from 6pm $25 entry Ex Super Groove members bring musical magic to the Playhouse stage. Expect super ... more -
Chanel Arts Centre, Motueka, Nelson / TasmanFri 9 Oct 2020 7:00PM / Comedy“He’s good” - TV3 “Very good” - TVNZ “He nails it” - Prime TV Two hit comedy shows, one hilarious night! DJ Trump: See public Trump at a rally AND private Trump in therapy! The Don's had a hard ... more -
Tyntesfield, Blenheim, MarlboroughFri 16 Oct 2020 6:00PM / Variety ConcertsSince 2012 The Woolshed Tour has been a highlight on rural calendars, bringing a riotous night of entertainment to well over 100 woolsheds from Taumarunui to Tasman to Tuatapere and beyond. Spring 2020 sees the smash-hit ... more
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