På gång i Nelson, New Zealand under året

Mest folk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

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

Mycket folk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Säsong

  Apple and hop harvest

  15 feb – 30 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Mycket folk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Helg

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Apple and hop harvest (15 feb – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Mest folk — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Helg

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Apple and hop harvest (15 feb – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Säsong

  Abel Tasman in winter

  1 maj – 30 sepStängt mellan säsongerna

  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.

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Helg

  Matariki

  10 julNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman in winter (1 maj – 30 sep)

Mest folk — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand

• Säsong

  Rainbow ski area season

  1 jul – 30 sep · vanligtvisSkidsäsong

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman in winter (1 maj – 30 sep), Matariki (10 jul)

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman in winter (1 maj – 30 sep), Rainbow ski area season (1 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman in winter (1 maj – 30 sep), Rainbow ski area season (1 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand

• Säsong

  Abel Tasman Great Walk season

  1 okt – 30 aprLedsäsongTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• 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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr), Nelson Arts Festival (22 okt – 1 nov)

Mest folk — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

• Säsong

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 31 janSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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.

• Helg

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 decJul & nyårStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 okt – 30 apr)