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44 Tahunanui Drive
Nelson
New Zealand (NZ)
Phone: 03.548.5089
Fax: 03.548.5359

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Tahunanui

Today

Tahunanui Beach is one of Nelson's best known and main drawcards to the area. It has however undergone radical changes, from open fertile tobacco fields to Nelson's iconic summer holiday destination.

Located just outside the City Centre of Nelson is Tahunanui Beach one Nelson's playgrounds, and excellent swimming beaches , which is great for a casual stroll or just sit and watch the world go by, for the fitness minded a jog, if you enjoy water sports try windsurfing or kite surfing, you can even paddle a kayak. Also in Tahunanui, is the Lions Playground, Nature land Zoo, Roller Skating Rink, Go Carts, Crazy Golf, Water Fun Park & Hydro slide, Model Railway, Tennis Courts. In the summer try your hand at Beach Volleyball, Paddle Trikes and Helicopter rides. The small shopping precinct offers an array of Restaurants, Cafes and Takeaways as well as some localized art & craft. Tahunanui also offers the essentials Pharmacy, Doctor, Hairdresser etc. In Tahunanui there is something for everyone from young to old.

Kingsland Court Motel is located in this area and is an easy walk to all the amenities Tahunanui Offers and only 5 km from Nelson City.

A Brief History

When the first European settlers arrived in Nelson, the area now know as Tahunanui Sands Reserve was the main channel draining the Waimea Inlet alongside Beach Road, and at low tide the inter tidal sandbank of Rabbit Island extended across to the western end of the present Tahunanui beach. At that time the beach alongside Rocks Road was a gravel beach, and much gravel was taken from it for building roads in the Tahunanui area.

The effects of weather and people using the beach led to serious erosion problems most noticeable in the late 1990s. This erosion was best observed by the amount of sand that used to gather in the Rocks Road car park and blow up the street.

Much of the sand being moved by the currents around Tasman Bay ends up in the southern corner of the bay. There is no shortage of sand, and the quantity is increasing all the time. Thus any erosion that occurs at Tahunanui is just localized repositioning of the sand within the stockpile - none is being washed out of the system.

 
 
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