Hope, New Zealand

Hope
Hope
Town
	Coordinates: 41°21′14″S 173°09′14″E / 41.354°S 173.154°E
Country	New Zealand
Territorial authority	Tasman
Ward	Richmond Ward
First Settled	1844
Electorates	Nelson; Te Tai Tonga (Māori);
Government
• Territorial Authority	Tasman District Council
• Mayor of Tasman	Tim King
• Nelson MP	Rachel Boyack
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	900
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)

Hope, previously known as Ranzau, is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It lies south of Nelson city, between Richmond and Wakefield.

Hope began as a German settlement, founded by many of the families on the barque Skjold, which left Hamburg on 21 April 1844 and arrived in Nelson on 1 September. The voyage was underwritten by German nobleman Count von Rantzau [de]; in appreciation, Carl Kelling, an early farmer and Count von Rantzau's representative, gave his homestead the name "Ranzau", a name used for the entire village until it was renamed after Jane Hope, another early settler.^[3] The German influence survives in Ranzau Road, which itself houses Ranzau School (dating from 1848) as well as a Lutheran church (established in 1849) opposite the newer Hope Community Church.^[4]

Today the settlement remains largely rural, dominated by farms and orchards. There are two primary schools (Ranzau School and Hope School), scattered speciality shops (many operating from an orchard or market garden), a restaurant/bar, a convenience store, and a park with tennis courts and a recreation hall.

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^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1975). Place Names of New Zealand. A. H. & A. W. Reed. p. 178. ISBN 9780589009335. Retrieved 9 June 2023. At an early date in the history of the province Lady Jane Hope and her sons Edward and Orry came to Nelson, where Lady Jane bought land, hoping to interest her sons in farming. She had been Lady Jane Hamilton, a grand-daughter of the Duke of Hamilton. The district was earlier called Ranzau by German immigrants .
^ "Our History". Ranzau School. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

[Area-1] Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NZ_population_data_2023_SA2-2] "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[3] Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1975). Place Names of New Zealand. A. H. & A. W. Reed. p. 178. ISBN 9780589009335. Retrieved 9 June 2023. At an early date in the history of the province Lady Jane Hope and her sons Edward and Orry came to Nelson, where Lady Jane bought land, hoping to interest her sons in farming. She had been Lady Jane Hamilton, a grand-daughter of the Duke of Hamilton. The district was earlier called Ranzau by German immigrants .

[4] "Our History". Ranzau School. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

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