Tasman District
Also known as Tasman Region
region in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island
Key facts
- Country
- New Zealand
- District
- Tasman District
- Wards
- Golden Bay Motueka Moutere-Waimea Richmond Lakes-Murchison
- Community boards
- Golden Bay Motueka
- Formed
- 1 November 1989
- Seat
- Richmond
- Body
- Tasman District Council
- Mayor
- Tim King
- Total
- 9,615.58 km (3,712.60 sq mi)
- Density
- 6.23/km (16.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+12 ( NZST )
- Summer dst
- UTC+13 ( NZDT )
- Postcode s
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Tasman District (Māori: Te Tai o Aorere) is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, a unitary authority, which sits at Richmond, with community boards serving outlying communities in Motueka and Golden Bay / Mohua. The city of Nelson has its own unitary authority separate from Tasman District, and together they comprise a single region in some contexts, but not for local government functions or resource management (planning) functions.
As part of the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms the Tasman District was formed from the former Tasman District and Golden Bay County.