“The vision aligns with the Nelson City Council mission of shaping an exceptional place to live work and play,” he said. Roozenburg said retaining the seafood research building and renovating it to include features such as a cafe and aquarium would complement the setting and help establish it as a tourist destination.
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Kūmānū senior landscape architect Lance Roozenburg said there were benefits to the community, economy and even the environment in the ambitious proposal. Historically the marine saltwater baths – which opened in 1878 – were located near this area and were a popular public destination. Roozenburg said a large timber decking around the edge of the pool to provide open space for “people to gather and meander and overlook the ocean” had been included in the concept to link with the history of the area.
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Built in 1905, Nelson s Wakefield Quay House B&B offers two guest rooms, a shared lounge and plenty of deck space on which to sit and stare out to sea.
This offers relaxed luxury in a heritage villa that’s perfect for nautical nosey-parkers.
THE PLACE Wakefield Quay House B&B is a proper grand dame, putting her best face forward in her second century. Built in 1905, the colonial charmer offers two guest rooms, a shared lounge and plenty of deck space on which to sit and stare out to sea. (You might even find words like “Avast!” and “landlubbers” creeping into your vocabulary.)
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Haulashore Island, once part of the Boulder Bank, marks the entrance to Port Nelson and volunteers hope to make it a home for little penguins. (File photo)
Nelson’s Haulashore Island could become a thriving little penguin habitat, with people able to watch the world’s smallest penguin return to the shore at dusk. The five-hectare island off Nelson s waterfront road has been the focus of renewed predator control efforts last year to protect the birdlife, thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers. The island is a major breeding site for pied shags and also home to the at-risk northern spotted skink. But it s the little penguin, often called the little blue penguin or kororā, that volunteers hope will return to nest there as they reduce the number of predators.