O que acontece em Nelson, Nova Zelândia, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Out – 30 Abr), New Zealand summer holidays (20 Dez – 31 Jan)

Movimentado — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Temporada

  Apple and hop harvest

  15 Fev – 30 Abr · normalmente

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Out – 30 Abr)

Movimentado — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Feriado

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 AbrPáscoa e Semana SantaLotadoReserve cedoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Apple and hop harvest (15 Fev – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Out – 30 Abr)

Lotação máxima — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Feriado

  Anzac Day

  25–27 AbrFeriado nacionalFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Apple and hop harvest (15 Fev – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Easter long weekend (3–6 Abr), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Out – 30 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

• Temporada

  Abel Tasman in winter

  1 Mai – 30 SetFechamento de baixa temporada

  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.

Tranquilo — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos piores meses em clima

• Feriado

  Matariki

  10 JulFeriado nacionalFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman in winter (1 Mai – 30 Set)

Lotação máxima — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break em Nova Zelândia

• Temporada

  Rainbow ski area season

  1 Jul – 30 Set · normalmenteTemporada de esqui

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman in winter (1 Mai – 30 Set), Matariki (10 Jul)

Tranquilo — férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman in winter (1 Mai – 30 Set), Rainbow ski area season (1 Jul – 30 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break em Nova Zelândia, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman in winter (1 Mai – 30 Set), Rainbow ski area season (1 Jul – 30 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break em Nova Zelândia

• Temporada

  Abel Tasman Great Walk season

  1 Out – 30 AbrTemporada de trilhasLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Nelson Arts Festival

  22 Out – 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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

Nada novo começa em novembro.

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Out – 30 Abr), Nelson Arts Festival (22 Out – 1 Nov)

Lotação máxima — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

• Temporada

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 Dez – 31 JanFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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.

• Feriado

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 DezNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Out – 30 Abr)