Nelson, New Zealand; Historic Districts, Counties, Towns and Settlements

Nelson, also known as Whakatū

Much of what was previously the Province of Nelson, later named the Region of Nelson, is now to be found in Tasman District

In 1989, there was a major re-organization of New Zealand regional boundaries.

in 1992, the historic Nelson-Marlborough region was divided, becoming the new regions of Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman (Tasman also annexed part of West Coast region).

The original pioneer settlements in the old Province of Nelson included land in Nelson; Waimea, Motueka, Riwaka and Wakapuaka

From 1853 the top third portion of New Zealand's Middle (now South Island) formed the Province of Nelson. It included parts of what are now Nelson, Tasman, Buller and parts of North Canterbury.

included were -

Buller

Grey District (north of the Grey River)

Hurunui District (north of the Hurunui River)

Kaikoura

Marlborough

Nelson

Tasman

Old Counties of Nelson Province

Amuri (now merged with Huruni District)

included in Amuri County

Culverden

Hanmer Springs

Waiau

Blenheim also named Waiharakeke

included in Blenheim County

Blenheim

Grovetown

Omaka

Renwick

Riverlands

Spring Creek

Tuamarina (the Wairau Affray occurred at Tuamarina)

Wairau

Woodbourne

Buller

Included in Buller County

Karamea

Inangahua Junction.

Reefton

Westport

Cheviot as Cheviot/Hurunui, now part of Canterbury District; Cheviot County was part of Nelson Province 1853-1876

also in Cheviot County

Amberley

Cheviot

Culverden

Greta Valley - Motunau Beach

Hanmer Springs

Hawarden

Leithfield

Rotherham - Waiau

Waikari

Waipara

Collingwood amalgamated with Takaka to form Golden Bay County

Golden Bay County; formed by amalgamation of Takaka & Collingwood counties

included in Golden Bay

Adelaide Mill

Aorere

Appos

Bainham

Bedstead Gully

Bedstead Hill

Blue Creek

Coles Creek

Coles Gully

Collingwood originally named Gibbs Town

Collins Town

Doctor's Creek

Fern Town

Glengyle

Golden Ridge

Kaitaha

Kaituna

Kowatu

Lightband's

Malone's Gully

Milnthorpe

Moonlight Flat

Onekaka/Onakaka

Pakawau

Parapara

Patons Rock

Puponga

Purauaukau

Purumahoi

Quartz Ranges

Red Hill

River Bank

Riverdale

River Road

Rockville

Rocky River

Sandpit Lighthouse

Seaford

Slate River

Suburban

Taupata

Tukurua

Wakefield Gully

Grey - with the town of Greymouth

Inangahua - with the town of Reefton (now included Buller District)

Kaikora

Motueka

included in Motueka County

Kaiteriteri

Marahau

Massacre Bay

Moutere

Ngatimoti

Riwaka

Upper Moutere - including Sarau and Neudorf

Murchison

Picton

Richmond

Sounds County

Takaka amalgamated with Collingwood to form Golden Bay County

included in Takaka County

Anatoki

Awaroa

Clifton

East Takaka

Hamama

Kotinga

Ligar Bay

Long Plain

Lower Takaka

Motupipi

Pohara

Punamahoia

Rangihaeata

Upper Takaka

Waikaramumu

Waingaro

Waitapu

included in Waimea County

Birds Island

Brightwater originally named Spring Grove, Nelson

Rough Island

Waimea Island

Westport

Places in Nelson

Places now in central Nelson City -

Beachville

Bishopdale

Britannia Heights

The Brook

Hanby Park

Maitai

Nelson East

Nelson South

Port Nelson

Stepneyville

The Wood

Toi Toi (Victory Village)

Washington Valley

Places in Nelson North -

Atawhai

Brooklands

Dodson Valley

Glenduan

Marybank

Todds Valley

Wakapuaka

Places in Stoke -

Greenmeadows Park

Monaco

Maitlands

Nayland

Saxton

Stoke

Tahunanui - Port Hills -

Annesbrook

Enner Glynn

Moana

Tahunanui

Tasman Heights

Wakatu

Richmond