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Tasman District

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Tasman District is a local government district in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. [1]

66 relations: Abel Tasman, Abel Tasman National Park, Aorere River, Arthur Wakefield, Bill Rowling, Brightwater, Buller River, Chief Justice of New Zealand, Collingwood, New Zealand, Districts of New Zealand, Dutch East India Company, Ellis Basin cave system, Ernest Rutherford, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, Kahurangi National Park, Kaiteriteri, Keith Holyoake, Limestone, Mapua, New Zealand, Marahau, Marlborough Region, Mayor of Tasman, Māori language, Māori people, Michael Myers (judge), Motueka, Motueka River, Mount Arthur (New Zealand), Mount Franklin (Tasman), Mount Owen (New Zealand), Murchison, New Zealand, Nelson Lakes National Park, Nelson, New Zealand, Nettlebed Cave, New Zealand, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Toa, Onekaka, Richmond, New Zealand, Riwaka, Saint Arnaud Range, Saint Arnaud, New Zealand, South Island, Statistics New Zealand, Takaka River, Takaka, New Zealand, Tapawera, Tasman Bay, Tasman District, ..., Tasman District Council, Tasman Sea, Te Rauparaha, Territorial authorities of New Zealand, Time in New Zealand, Unitary authority, Upper Moutere, Urban areas of New Zealand, Waimea Plains (Tasman), Wairau River, Wairoa River (Tasman), Waitaha (South Island iwi), Waka (canoe), Wakefield, New Zealand, West Coast, New Zealand, 1929 Murchison earthquake. Expand index (16 more) »

Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

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Abel Tasman National Park

Abel Tasman National Park is a New Zealand national park located between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay at the north end of the South Island.

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Aorere River

The Aorere River is in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Arthur Wakefield

Captain Arthur Wakefield (19 November 1799 – 17 June 1843) served with the Royal Navy, before joining his brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, in founding the new settlement at Nelson, New Zealand.

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Bill Rowling

Sir Wallace Edward Rowling (15 November 1927 – 31 October 1995), often known as Bill Rowling, was a New Zealand politician who was the 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1974 to 1975.

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Brightwater

Brightwater is a town southwest of Nelson in Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Buller River

The Buller River is in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Chief Justice of New Zealand

The Chief Justice of New Zealand (Te Kaiwhakawā Tumuaki o Aotearoa) is the head of the New Zealand judiciary, and presides over the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

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Collingwood, New Zealand

Collingwood is a town in the north-west corner of the South Island of New Zealand along Golden Bay.

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Districts of New Zealand

A district in New Zealand is a territorial authority area governed by a district council as a second-tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils.

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Dutch East India Company

The United East India Company, sometimes known as the United East Indies Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie; or Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie in modern spelling; abbreviated to VOC), better known to the English-speaking world as the Dutch East India Company or sometimes as the Dutch East Indies Company, was a multinational corporation that was founded in 1602 from a government-backed consolidation of several rival Dutch trading companies.

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Ellis Basin cave system

The Ellis Basin cave system is a group of interconnecting limestone caves located in the Mount Arthur region of the northwest South Island of New Zealand.

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Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, HFRSE LLD (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand-born British physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics.

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Farewell Spit

Farewell Spit is a narrow sand spit at the northern end of the Golden Bay, South Island of New Zealand.

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Golden Bay

Golden Bay / Mohua is a shallow, paraboloid shaped bay in New Zealand, near the northern tip of the South Island.

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Kahurangi National Park

Kahurangi National Park is a national park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand, ranging to near Golden Bay in north.

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Kaiteriteri

Kaiteriteri is a town and seaside resort in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Keith Holyoake

Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake (11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was the 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972, and also the 13th Governor-General of New Zealand, serving from 1977 to 1980.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Mapua, New Zealand

Mapua is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Marahau

Mārahau is a very small settlement in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately north of Motueka.

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Marlborough Region

The Marlborough Region, commonly known simply as Marlborough, is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island.

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Mayor of Tasman

The Mayor of Tasman is the head of the municipal government of Tasman District, New Zealand.

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Māori language

Māori, also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand.

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Māori people

The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

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Michael Myers (judge)

Sir Michael Myers (7 September 1873 – 8 April 1950) was the sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand from 1929 to 1946 and served occasionally as Administrator of New Zealand from 1930 to 1941.

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Motueka

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.

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Motueka River

The Motueka River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand and is a popular tourist destination for watersports and fishing.

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Mount Arthur (New Zealand)

Mount Arthur (Tuao Wharepapa in Māori) is in the Arthur Range in the north western area of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Mount Franklin (Tasman)

Mount Franklin is a peak in the Nelson Lakes National Park in the Tasman Region of New Zealand.

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Mount Owen (New Zealand)

Mount Owen is in the Tasman district of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Murchison, New Zealand

Murchison is a town in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Nelson Lakes National Park

Nelson Lakes National Park is located in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson (Whakatū) is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay.

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Nettlebed Cave

Nettlebed Cave is a limestone cave located in the Mount Arthur region of the northwest South Island of New Zealand.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Ngāi Tahu

Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the southern region of New Zealand.

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Ngāti Toa

Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Toarangatira or Ngāti Toa Rangatira, is a Māori iwi (tribe) in the lower North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand.

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Onekaka

Onekaka is a small coastal community in Golden Bay, at the northwestern tip of the South Island, New Zealand, with a population of around 250.

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Richmond, New Zealand

Richmond is a town, and the seat of the Tasman District Council, that lies south of Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay.

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Riwaka

Riwaka is a small town in the north of New Zealand's South Island.

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Saint Arnaud Range

The Saint Arnaud Range is a mountain range in the central north of New Zealand's South Island.

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Saint Arnaud, New Zealand

Saint Arnaud (previously Rotoiti) is a small alpine village located in the north of New Zealand's South Island, west of the mountains of the Saint Arnaud Range and 90 kilometres southwest of Nelson near the historic Tophouse Settlement.

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South Island

The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.

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Statistics New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand (Tatauranga Aotearoa), branded as Stats NZ, is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the collection of statistics related to the economy, population and society of New Zealand.

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Takaka River

The Takaka River lies in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island.

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Takaka, New Zealand

Takaka is a small town situated at the southeastern end of Golden Bay, at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island, located on the lower reaches of the Takaka River.

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Tapawera

Tapawera is a small town in New Zealand's South Island.

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Tasman Bay

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.

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Tasman District

Tasman District is a local government district in the north of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Tasman District Council

Tasman District Council is the unitary local authority for the Tasman District of New Zealand.

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Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea (Māori: Te Tai-o-Rehua) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand.

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Te Rauparaha

Te Rauparaha (1760s – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars.

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Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils.

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Time in New Zealand

Time in New Zealand, by law, is divided into two standard time zones.

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Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

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Upper Moutere

Upper Moutere (originally called Sarau by its founding German settlers) is a locality in the Tasman District near Nelson at the top of New Zealand's South Island.

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Urban areas of New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand defines urban areas of New Zealand for statistical purposes (they have no administrative or legal basis).

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Waimea Plains (Tasman)

The Waimea Plains is a small but fertile area of low-lying land south of the port city of Nelson, situated on Tasman Bay, on South Island (Te Waipounamu in Māori), in New Zealand.

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Wairau River

The Wairau River is one of the longest rivers in New Zealand's South Island.

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Wairoa River (Tasman)

The Wairoa River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Waitaha (South Island iwi)

Waitaha is an early historical Māori iwi (tribe or nation).

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Waka (canoe)

Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (waka tīwai) used for fishing and river travel, to large decorated war canoes (waka taua) up to long.

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Wakefield, New Zealand

The small New Zealand community of Wakefield is situated some 25 km south west of Nelson at the top of the South Island.

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West Coast, New Zealand

The West Coast (Te Tai Poutini) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island, it is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country.

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1929 Murchison earthquake

The 1929 Murchison earthquake occurred at 10:17 AM on 17 June.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_District

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