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|Population:<br><small>(June 2006 estimate)</small> ||60,500<br><small>(urban)</small><br>46,400 [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5B50D4BB-EC38-4616-BFF3-60815717DC24/0/subnationalpopulationestimatesjun06hotp.pdf]<br><small>(unitary)</small>

|Population:<br><small>(June 2006 estimate)</small> ||60,500<br><small>(urban)</small><br>46,400 [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5B50D4BB-EC38-4616-BFF3-60815717DC24/0/subnationalpopulationestimatesjun06hotp.pdf]<br><small>(unitary)</small>

|Land Area:|| 444km²

|Land Area:|| 444km²

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The City of '''Nelson''' stands on the southern shore of [[Tasman Bay]], at the northern end of the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]] and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region.

{{TOCleft}}The City of '''Nelson''' stands on the southern shore of [[Tasman Bay]], at the northern end of the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]] and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region.

Nelson received its name in honour of the [[Horatio Nelson|1st Viscount Nelson]] and Admiral of the fleet that defeated both the French and Spanish fleets at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805. Many of the roads and public areas around the city are named after people and ships associated with that battle and Trafalgar Street is the main shopping axis of the city. Inhabitants of Nelson are referred to as Nelsonians.

Nelson received its name in honour of the [[Horatio Nelson|1st Viscount Nelson]] and Admiral of the fleet that defeated both the French and Spanish fleets at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805. Many of the roads and public areas around the city are named after people and ships associated with that battle and Trafalgar Street is the main shopping axis of the city. Inhabitants of Nelson are referred to as Nelsonians.

[[Image:Amber House, Nelson, New Zealand, 2005-11-16T01-33Z.jpg|420px|thumb|right|1897 Amber House. (Photo taken from the North-West in late Southern Hemisphere winter with the [[Nelson, New Zealand#Centre_of_New_Zealand.3F|Centre of New Zealand]] visible above the roofline.)]]

[[Image:Amber House, Nelson, New Zealand, 2005-11-16T01-33Z.jpg|420px|thumb|right|1897 Amber House. (Photo taken from the North-West in late Southern Hemisphere winter with the [[Nelson, New Zealand#Centre_of_New_Zealand.3F|Centre of New Zealand]] visible above the roofline.)]]

* '''[[Directory:Amber_House_Bed_and_Breakfast_Guest_House|Amber House B&B]]''',  46 Weka Street, +64-21-202 4961, [http://www.AmberHouse.co.nz]. Open all year, basic bed and breakfast in a lovely 1897 Villa that used to be  a School for Girls and ''little'' boys. Traditional Rose Garden with the oldest walnut tree in the South Island hidden away at the back of the plot. One of the few that still offers a cooked breakfast. Now has satellite TV and fast Broadband. Quiet until the owner's kids come home from school when it's bedlam until they go to bed about 20:30hrs. [I've got to declare an interest in that I'm an editor of Wikipedia articles on Amber and Cabragh Houses...] NZ$69 single - NZ$80 double (''party of 4 from NZ$37pppn'')  

* '''[[Directory:Amber_House_Bed_and_Breakfast_Guest_House|Amber House B&B]]''',  46 Weka Street, +64-21-202 4961, [http://www.AmberHouse.co.nz]. Open all year, basic bed and breakfast in a lovely 1897 Villa that used to be  a School for Girls and ''little'' boys. Traditional Rose Garden with the oldest walnut tree in the South Island hidden away at the back of the plot. One of the few that still offers a cooked breakfast. Now has satellite TV and fast Broadband. Quiet.  until the owner's kids come home from school when it's bedlam until they go to bed about 20:30hrs. NZ$69 single - NZ$80 double (''party of 4 from NZ$37pppn'')  

* '''Awaroa Lodge & Cafe''' [http://www.awaroalodge.co.nz/] is a beautiful lodge inside the Abel Tasman National Park. It offers amazing food in a very beautiful place, accessible via the Abel Tasman NP track system, or by water taxi from Nelson or Takaka. [There is also now a cheaper summer time service direct from Nelson Port (Freephone 0508 488 066). The previous service went bust so might be a good idea to ring first.]  

* '''Awaroa Lodge & Cafe''' [http://www.awaroalodge.co.nz/] is a beautiful lodge inside the Abel Tasman National Park. It offers amazing food in a very beautiful place, accessible via the Abel Tasman NP track system, or by water taxi from Nelson or Takaka. [There is also now a cheaper summer time service direct from Nelson Port (Freephone 0508 488 066). The previous service went bust so might be a good idea to ring first.]