NZ Lonely Planet Guide	General Information and on-line shop.
Backpackerboard	Travel Guide to NZ for budget travellers inc lots of jobs.
nzbackpack.com	New Zealand wide information for backpackers including backpacker specials, regional information.
Department of Conservation	Great information about the walks all around NZ.  Hut bookings.  Tide tables for Abel Tasman.
Nelson's Official Regional Site	Nelson Visitor Guide - the official site developed by our regional tourism organisation.
Nelson City and Tasman District Councils	Nelson City and Tasman District Council - Maps & generic info
Harlequin website	Great maps and generic info on the region
Nelson's Saturday Market	Here's the website that tells you all about Nelson's famous Saturday market and a bit about the stalls with photos.
The Taste	Nelson's only monthly on-line magazine.
Golden Bay Index	A directory of accommodation, things to do and places to visit in Golden Bay.  Comprehensive listing if you are looking for something very specific.
BackpackCanterbury, BackpackRotoruaNZ and BackpackLakeTaupo	Similar websites for Backpackers covering the Canterbury, Rotorua and Taupo areas.
TNT Magazine	Site includes up-to-date info on travel, accommodation, jobs, entertainment, interviews with travellers etc
Golden Sands Migrations	For those that visit our awesome region and never want to leave these are the guys to help you make that a reality - New Zealand Immigration Specialists,
Hostelbookers	Hostels all around the world that you can bookwith a real time booking system.

Nelson has exceeded our expectations - "it was even better than we expected: great weather, really relaxed place, lots to do."    Simone & Sebastian, Germany
"Love our time here.  So much to do - sea kayaking, hang gliding, live music, brewery tour and watching glass blowing were just some of my highlights." John, USA

On Nelson City:
"The market on Saturday was great for food and really cheap - esp peppers!  We walked up the Centre of NZ and along the river - all very nice.   It was certainly lovely, and sunny too!  We are now heading to Abel Tasman and Golden Bay."   Oskar and Sarah, Sweden.

"next to Christchurch it is our favourite city in NZ"  
"good atmosphere in town"
"loved the live music at the Vic Rose and the Maen Fiddler"

On this website:
Overall I found it "really good, very helpful and interesting.  Presents really varied range of pportunities to be a part of and would appeal to a wide range of travellers."  Esther-Rose, NZ/UK

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