Nelson

Located at the top of the South Island of New Zealand Nelson is a popular tourist destination and national arts & crafts mecca!!!

Accessible by air - 80 minute flight from Auckland, 35 minutes from Wellington

Accessible from Wellington by a scenic ferry trip to Picton (3-4 hours) followed by a picturesque drive to Nelson.

Queens Gardens                                             Nelson Cathedral

Westport

Westport, located near the top of the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is approximately a two-hour drive from Nelson, or a 50 minute flight from Wellington.

Although small, Westport is an interesting west coast town famed for mining, adventure tourism and fabulous scenery.