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Nelson Destination Guide

Discover Nelson in New Zealand

Nelson in the region of Nelson with its 59,200 habitants is a town located in New Zealand - some 77 mi or ( 125 km ) West of Wellington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Nelson

Local time in Nelson is now 01:02 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wellington, Wakatu, Wakapuaka, Tahunanui, and Stoke. When in this area, you might want to check out Wellington . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Nelson ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Nelson On My Mind - Paul Williams

3:53 min by PaulWilliams12
Views: 8397 Rating: 4.78

A song I wrote about my city. Special thanks to Doug Colling for helping me out with some of the filming. (c)PaulWilliams2011 Like Paul's Facebook Page: www.facebook.com Free MP3 download: soundcloud. ..

Accents on the Park Nelson

1:27 min by barekiwi
Views: 1223 Rating: 5.00

*** Accents on the Park Backpackers in Nelson, is in the heart of Nelson City and an ideal base for visiting the Nelson region.*** www.accentsonthepark.com For more videos and travel tips check out ww ..


Nelson City Holiday Park

2:08 min by barekiwi
Views: 697 Rating: 2.33

Your ideal base from which to explore and experience all that the Nelson, Golden Bay, and Abel Tasman area has to offer. Nelson City Holiday Park offers a wide range of comfortable and affordable acco ..

Arrogance - Original by Shoji

4:24 min by ShojiMusic
Views: 629 Rating: 5.00

A behind the scenes look at what happens during a recording session. The song is Arrogance and the recording and session musicians were paid for by Play It Strange (www.playitstrange.co.nz) through th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nelson College for Girls

Nelson College for Girls is a single-sex state school in Nelson, New Zealand. Established in 1883, it has close ties with Nelson College and has a private Preparatory School. Nelson College for Girls was one of the highest rankings school in the Nelson region for NCEA with an average of 71% of Year 13 students achieved NCEA Level 3 in 2005. (This compares with a National average of 51.2% and Decile 7 Girls' schools - 68.9%) The boarding house, Clarice Johnstone House is headed by Mrs.

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Located at -41.28 173.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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Nelson Central School

Nelson Central School is a state primary contributing school located in the inner city of Nelson at the top of the South Island of New Zealand teaching children of both genders aged 5 to 11 years. At the end of 2006 the board of trustees consisted of five elected parent representatives, the Principal and the staff representative. Currently the chairman is Geoff Clark. For the school year ended in December 2006, the school roll opened with 389 students and closed with 419.

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Located at -41.28 173.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson

Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson, New Zealand with seating for 350 people. It is 58 metres in length and 27 metres wide. The tower is 35 metres high.

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Located at -41.28 173.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is a New Zealand public Tertiary Education Institution. The main campuses are in Nelson and Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand. It has been providing tertiary education in the Nelson-Marlborough region since 1904. NMIT's yearly enrollment is around 3,600 equivalent full-time students, locally, nationally and internationally. The region's economy includes New Zealand's largest concentration of fisheries, wine and aquaculture.

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Located at -41.27 173.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Blenheim, New Zealand, Buildings and structures in the Marlborough Region, Education in the Marlborough Region, Education in the Nelson Region, Nelson, New Zealand, Vocational education in New Zealand

Anglican Diocese of Nelson

The Diocese of Nelson is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the top part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikoura. The diocese was founded in 1858 and the seat of the Bishop is at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson. On 5 February 2007, while in a wheelchair, http://www. anglicanchurch. co. nz/Latest-News/Richard-Ellena-ordained.

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Located at -41.27 173.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Nelson