Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Nelson, Nieuw-Zeeland

Topdrukte — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 31 jan)

Druk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Seizoen

  Apple and hop harvest

  15 feb – 30 apr · meestal

  Nelson grows most of New Zealand's hops and a large share of its apples, and both come off between late February and April. Pickers fill the hostels and the roads out to Motueka run on truck time.

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Druk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Apple and hop harvest (15 feb – 30 apr (meestal)), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Feestdag

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprNationale feestdagSluitingen

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Apple and hop harvest (15 feb – 30 apr (meestal)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Abel Tasman in winter

  1 mei – 30 sepSeizoensluiting

  From May to September the water taxis run a reduced timetable and only sail when pre-booked, but the sea is often calmer for kayaking and the sandflies are gone. Beaches that are packed at Christmas are close to empty.

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Feestdag

  Matariki

  10 julNationale feestdagSluitingen

  The Maori New Year public holiday falls on a Friday in late June or July, set by the lunar calendar, making a long weekend. Nelson and Tasman mark it with community events and gatherings. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mei – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Seizoen

  Rainbow ski area season

  1 jul – 30 sep · meestalSkiseizoen

  A small club ski field above St Arnaud in Nelson Lakes, a long day trip from the city, runs mostly at weekends when there is snow. Recent winters have been thin and the season short, so check it is open before driving up.

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mei – 30 sep), Matariki (10 jul)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mei – 30 sep), Rainbow ski area season (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mei – 30 sep), Rainbow ski area season (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Seizoen

  Abel Tasman Great Walk season

  1 okt – 30 aprWandelseizoenDrukBoek vroeg

  October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable. Outside it the huts are cheaper and half empty. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Nelson Arts Festival

  22 okt – 1 nov

  Eleven days of theatre, writers and street work across the town centre in late October. The masked parade through the middle of Nelson is the part locals turn out for. Bron ↗

Druk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr), Nelson Arts Festival (22 okt – 1 nov)

Topdrukte — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

• Seizoen

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 31 janSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Nelson and Golden Bay are where the South Island goes for Christmas. Campgrounds, water taxis and the Abel Tasman huts are all taken well before the New Year, mostly by domestic bookings.

• Feestdag

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)