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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Nelson.
Nearby Tasman Towns and Western FringeTasman nearVillage Guide to Orchards and Inlet LifeExplore Tasman near Nelson, a quiet coastal village of orchards and inlet beaches where Aporo Road meets the Ruby Coast.Northern SuburbsCable BaySettlement Guide to Bay Life and Cable HistoryDiscover a quiet north-coast settlement where a sheltered bay, cable-station history and a farmland walkway sit just beyond Nelson.Central SuburbsBeachvilleSuburb Guide to Harbour-Edge Streets and Heritage CottagesDiscover Beachville on Nelson's harbour edge, where heritage cottages and a historic spring sit a short walk from the city centre.Nearby Tasman Towns and Western FringeRuby Bay nearSettlement Guide to Coastal Living on Tasman BayExplore Ruby Bay near Nelson and find a pebble foreshore where orchard country meets coastal village life.Nearby Tasman Towns and Western FringeHope nearTown Guide to Orchards and German HeritageDiscover a quiet Tasman town of orchards and German settler roots, where Ranzau Road still tells the story of early farming life.Nearby Tasman Towns and Western FringeBrightwater nearTown Guide to River Country and Rutherford HistoryHead to Brightwater near Nelson for a riverside town where the Rutherford memorial and Waimea orchard country sit side by side.Nearby Tasman Towns and Western FringeMāpua nearVillage Guide to Wharf Life and Coastal LivingDiscover a coastal village near Nelson where a working wharf, inlet views and orchard country still shape daily life.Stoke, Tāhunanui and Southern SuburbsRichmond nearTown Guide to Queen Street and Civic LifeDiscover Richmond near Nelson, a Tasman town where Queen Street, civic offices and bus links meet the Waimea Plains.Hillside and Port Hills SuburbsMoanaSuburb Guide to Hillside Living Above the CoastDiscover Moana, a hillside Nelson suburb of elevated streets, small reserves and a short run down to the Tāhunanui coast.Boat and Offshore FishingBoulder Bank FishingKingfish and Snapper at The Cut, NelsonThe Boulder Bank is the 13 km spit of boulders that shelters Nelson Haven from Tasman Bay, ending at The Cut, the shipping entrance to Port Nelson. Boulder reefs run down its outer face to sand in about 12 to 13 metres of water, and that edge holds snapper, kahawai, gurnard and the odd blue …Local AdvicePlanning Earthworks on a Nelson PropertyWhat to Sort Before the Digger ArrivesMost earthworks jobs that go wrong did not go wrong in the digging. They went wrong in the week before, when nobody checked whether the wall needed a consent, whether the truck could physically reach the site, or where two cubic metres of clay was going to end up. Here is what is worth settling …Local AdviceSizing a Heat Pump for a Nelson HomeThe Number That Matters MostMost people choose a heat pump the way they choose a TV, by brand and by price. Then they get one that runs constantly and never quite warms the room, or one that blasts, clicks off, and leaves the place cold and clammy twenty minutes later. Both of those are usually the same problem, and …