New Zealand - Nelson - The Port - Looking along waterfront of Port Nelson (Wakefield Quay?) - Showing Nelson Rowing Club in foreground, and wharves in the background - Photographer: Radcliffe, Frederick George Nelson Facts & Figures - In 2013 there were 5,622 businesses with 24,940 employees in Nelson and 6,446 businesses with 18,950 employees in Tasman. - The main industries providing employment in Nelson were healthcare and social assistance, retail trade and manufacturing. - Nelson’s population increased by 8 percent between 2006 and 2013 and Tasman’s population increased 6 percent. - The total population for New Zealand also increased by 5 percent over the same period. - By 2031, Nelson’s population is projected to be 51,200 and Tasman’s will be 53,900. Reference: Read more at http://www.nelson.govt.nz/services/community/business-2/facts-and-figures/ Nelson - Settlement of Nelson began about 700 years ago by Māori. - There is evidence the earliest settlements in New Zealand are around the Nelson-Marlborough regions. - The earliest recorded iwi in the Nelson district are the Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri, Ngāti Apa and Rangitāne tribes. - Raids from northern tribes in the 1820s, led by Te Rauparaha and his Ngāti Toa, soon decimated the local population and quickly displaced them. Reference: Wikipedia Video: Sunshine Province (1938) 1938 National Film Unit promotional piece on the Sunshine Province, Nelson. Produced by the Motion Picture Studios of the Government Tourist and Publicity Department. This short films looks at the Nelson Region's people, beaches, and produce. New Zealand National Pictures Archives New Zealand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J3cmV-IRJU Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 35-R819 http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&RF=HIORecordSearch&MR=5&QI0=%3D%2235-R819%22