Tasman, Tasman District
Tasman is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is located between Mapua and Motueka, 45km from Abel Tasman National Park and 40km from Nelson.[1]
The Tasman area covers a small peninsula on the southern and eastern side of the Moutere Inlet. It includes Kina Beach, a Tasman Bay beach with rock pools which is only fully accessible during low tide.[1]
The population of Tasman Village and Kina Beach is approximately 400. There is a general store, a medieval cafe, a vineyard, and a nine-hole golf course with views of Mt Arthur and Abel Tasman National Park. The area also has a cycling track, and is also a base from kayaking, fishing and hiking.[1]
The Aporo Sculpture, a 9 metres (30 ft) high stainless steel sculpture, sits at the Tasman Village turnoff from State Highway 60.[1] It was unveiled in October 2015, cost $60,000, and took local artists, community groups, Tasman District Council staff and volunteers six years to complete.[2]
Country singer-songwriter Aly Cook and four-time adventure racing world champion Nathan Fa'avae were both raised in Tasman. A Harley Davidson motorbike group, Sons of Tasman, also originates from Tasman.[1]
At the annual Muddy Buddy event, attendees in fancy dress get caked in mud from the inlet and are then cleaned off with fire hoses.[1]
History
Tasman was originally named Aporo (the Māori word for apple), but was renamed in 1906 after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.[1]
The economy was originally based around orchards, but is increasingly based on arts, crafts, vineyards and tourism.[1]
In March 2018, work began on a new 96-lot housing development south of the main village.[3] Landowner Alan Trent, an American businessman, had originally proposed a development with 130 resident sections, 55 apartments, shops, a village plaza, open space, and lifestyle farmland.[4] The plans were scaled back due to community opposition.[5] Trent had put his nearby home on the market for $8.9 million in January 2016.[6]
In December 2018, a local landowner sought planning approval for a small industrial development next to the village. Some residents opposed it, arguing it would affect the village's "rural charm".[7]
Education
Tasman School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[8][9] with a roll of 128 as of March 2020.[10] Every two years, the school holds a fundraising food and wine market called Taste Tasman.[1]
Tasman Bay Christian School is a co-educational state-integrated Christian primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[11] with a roll of 38.[12]
References
- Easther, Elisabeth (29 July 2016). "Best things to see and do in Tasman Village". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald.
- Pillar, Jess (12 October 2015). "Bird sculpture proves popular on lonely coastal road". stuff.co.nz. Nelson Mail.
- Sivignon, Cherie (22 March 2018). "Work, sales ramp up for former Harakeke development along Tasman Bay coast". stuff.co.nz. Nelson Mail.
- Murdoch, Helen (9 July 2015). "Developer Alan Trent proposes new 180-hectare community for coastal Tasman". stuff.co.nz. Nelson Mail.
- Murdoch, Helen (26 December 2016). "Alan Trent's controversial 178ha housing development approved for coastal Tasman". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Business.
- Pillar, Jess (25 January 2016). "US developer Alan Trent puts $8.9m Ruby Bay home on the market". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Property.
- O'Connell, Tim (10 December 2018). "Residents dig in over Tasman industrial subdivision plan". stuff.co.nz. Nelson Mail.
- "Tasman School Official School Website". tasman.school.nz.
- "Tasman School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "Tasman School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- "Tasman Bay Christian School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "Tasman Bay Christian School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.