Wakapuaka
Wakapuaka is a small township lying to the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on inland from the northern end of Nelson Haven, between Marybank, New Zealand, Marybank and Hira, New Zealand, Hira. The road to Glenduan joins SH 6 at Wakapuaka. Parks Wakapuaka Sandflats Esplanade, a local public park area, is located in Wakapuaka. Demographics Wakapuaka is part of the Hira, New Zealand#Demographics, Nelson Rural statistical area. References Suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand Populated places in the Nelson Region Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere {{Nelson-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson () is a List of cities in New Zealand, city and Districts of New Zealand, unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-oldest settled city in the country; it was established in 1841 and became a city by British royal charter in 1858. Nelson City is bordered to the west and south-west by the Tasman District and to the north-east, east and south-east by the Marlborough District. The Nelson urban area has a population of , making it New Zealand's 15th most populous urban area. Nelson is well known for its thriving local arts and crafts scene; each year, the city hosts events popular with locals and tourists alike, such as the Nelson Arts Festival. Naming Nelson was named in honour of Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Horatio Nelson, who defeated both the First French Empire, French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Many roads ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hira, New Zealand
Hira is a small settlement approximately northeast of Nelson, New Zealand. It sits in the valley of the Wakapuaka River. Demographics Hira is in the Nelson Rural statistical area which covers , and also includes Todds Valley, Glenduan, Wakapuaka and Pepin Island. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Nelson Rural had a population of 1,896 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people (11.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 360 people (23.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 657 households, comprising 984 males and 912 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 46.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 339 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 237 (12.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,038 (54.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 282 (14.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.2% European/Pākehā, 8.7% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, 1.6% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marybank, New Zealand
Marybank is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on close to the northern end of Nelson Haven, between Atawhai and Wakapuaka.Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map Marybank Reserve is the settlement's local park. The Boulder Bank, a rare rocky bank located offshore of Marybank, is accessible from just north of the settlement. It is managed by the Department of Conservation. History The estimated population of Marybank was 960 in 1996. It reached 970 in 2001, 906 in 2006, 1,011 in 2013, and 1,068 in 2018.r Demography The Marybank statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Marybank had a population of 1,068 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (17.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 444 households, comprising 504 males and 567 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 50.8 years (c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nelson Haven
Nelson Haven is an estuary with coastal salt marsh and mudflats, northeast of Nelson, New Zealand. It is separated from Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere Tasman Bay (; officially Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere), originally known in English 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 alon ... by the Boulder Bank. It is over 8 km long and up to 2 km wide. The area is regularly completely drowned and exposed by tidal action and supports a large population of mud crabs. References Coastline of New Zealand Wetlands of New Zealand {{Nelson-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Glenduan
Glenduan is a small township lying to the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on the shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere between the northern end of Boulder Bank and Pepin Island. The settlement's main park, Glenduan Reserve, is a public beach and local park. Horoirangi Marine Reserve is located offshore of Glenduan. Demographics Glenduan is in an SA1 statistical area which covers . It is part of the Nelson Rural statistical area. Glenduan had a population of 189 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (5.0%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (−14.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 75 households, comprising 90 males and 96 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 43.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 39 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 21 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 102 (54.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (14.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 98.4% European/Pākehā, 4.8% Māori, 1.6% ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council () is the unitary authority for the Gisborne District of New Zealand. The council consists of a mayor and 13 ward councillors. The district consists of the city of Gisborne and a largely rural region on the east coast of the North Island. Structure Gisborne District Council is a unitary territorial authority, which means that it performs the functions of a regional council as well as those of a territorial authority (a district or city). The area it governs is constituted as both the ''Gisborne District'' and the ''Gisborne Region''. The council consists of a mayor and 13 elected councillors. Nine councillors are elected from the Gisborne Ward, and one each from the four wards of Matakaoa-Waiapu, Taruheru-Patutahi, Tawhiti-Uawa and Waipaoa. Under the elected members, there is an appointed chief executive officer, 4 department managers and approximately 250 staff. The council chambers and main administration centre is in Fitzherbert Street, in the W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suburbs Of Nelson, New Zealand
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated than the city and can have a higher or lower rate of detached single family homes than the city as well. Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdictions, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities. In most English-speaking countries, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central city or inner city areas, but in Australian English and South African English, ''suburb'' has become largely synonymous with what is called a "neighborhood" in the U.S. Due in part to historical trends such as white flight, some suburbs in the United States have a higher population and higher incomes than their near ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Populated Places In The Nelson Region
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |