Tasman District

"Tasman, New Zealand" redirects here. For the settlement within the district, see Tasman (settlement).

Tasman District
Te Tai o Aorere
Territorial authority district and Region
Maruia Falls
Maruia Falls
Northland RegionAuckland RegionWaikato RegionTaranakiBay of Plenty RegionGisborne DistrictHawke's BayManawatū-WhanganuiWellington RegionNelson, New ZealandTasman DistrictMarlborough DistrictCanterbury RegionOtagoSouthland RegionSouthland RegionWest Coast Region
Tasman within New Zealand
Coordinates: 41°30′S 172°48′E / 41.5°S 172.8°E / -41.5; 172.8
CountryNew Zealand
DistrictTasman District
Wards
  • Golden Bay
  • Motueka
  • Moutere-Waimea
  • Richmond
  • Lakes-Murchison
Community boards
  • Golden Bay
  • Motueka
Formed1992
SeatRichmond
Government
 • BodyTasman District Council
 • MayorTim King
Area
[1]
 • Total9,615.58 km2 (3,712.60 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total60,000
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
ISO 3166 codeNZ-TAS
HDI (2021)0.927[3]
very high · 7th
Websitewww.tasman.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

Tasman District (Māori: Te Tai o Aorere) is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, a unitary authority, which sits at Richmond, with community boards serving outlying communities in Motueka and Golden Bay / Mohua. The city of Nelson has its own unitary authority separate from Tasman District, and together they comprise a single region in some contexts, but not for local government functions or resource management (planning) functions.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.