Nelson, New Zealand
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Nelson is a New Zealand city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-oldest settled city in New Zealand; it was established in 1841 and became a city by royal charter in 1858.
View of Nelson from the "Centre of New Zealand" in November 2006
Southern suburbs of Nelson (right) and the nearby town of Richmond (left) seen from the air
Diocese of Nelson Christ Church Cathedral on Church Hill, central Nelson
St Paul's Lutheran Church, Upper Moutere
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
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Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri is a Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand, who arrived on the Kurahaupō waka. In the 1600s the iwi settled northwestern South Island, becoming a major power in the region until the 1800s. In 1642, members of Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri made the first known contact between Europeans and Māori, when Dutch explorer Abel Tasman visited Golden Bay / Mohua.
Members of the Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri taua, drawn by Isaack Gilsemans aboard Abel Tasman's voyage (1642)
Painting of Kehu snaring a weka around present day Murchison, drawn by William Fox in February 1846.