About Nelson
| The Nelson Region is known as the sunshine capital of New Zealand, and boasts a vibrant artistic community Nelson sells itself on an irresistible blend of lifestyle and stunning landscape. It shares many of the same characteristics as Marlborough – for example climate and scenery – but it has a much stronger tourist feel about it (especially in summer). The local economy is based on four industries: seafood (Port Nelson is the biggest fishing port in Australasia), horticulture, tourism and forestry. Next to these, there are a number of growth industries, including aviation and engineering technology. Nelson and neighbouring Richmond have a combined population of 55,000 people. You may well feel at home here since an increasing number of these are immigrants from the UK, Germany and United States. Discover more about Nelson when you google these key words: Nelson, Motueka, Abel Tasman National Park, Golden Bay |
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