Port Nelson, New Zealand

Port Nelson
Suburb
Photograph of Nelson, looking towards Tasman Bay
Nelson, with Port Nelson in the back left
Map
Coordinates: 41°15′50″S 173°16′40″E / 41.26389°S 173.27778°E / -41.26389; 173.27778
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNelson
Ward
  • Central General Ward
  • Whakatū Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNelson City Council
 • Nelson City MayorNick Smith
 • Nelson MPRachel Boyack
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total120
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7010
Area code03

Port Nelson, as its name suggests, is the main port area of Nelson, New Zealand.

It lies to the northwest of Nelson city centre, to the north of Washington Valley, at the southern end of Nelson Haven. The harbour entrance lies at the southwestern end of Boulder Bank, immediately to the west of Port Nelson.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SA22018_V1_00 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map ISBN 1 877402 50 8