The Nelson Heaven

This watercolor by Charles Heaphy demonstrates the three boats of the New Zealand Company's campaign to pick a site for its second settlement, Will Watch, Whitby, and Arrow, secured in Nelson Haven.

Pre-assembled sleeping enclosure and tents were raised to house individuals from the New Zealand Company who were occupied with setting up the site for the main European pioneers who were expected to arrive a couple of months after the fact.

In the center separation are the Moutere Hills and past them the higher Tasman Mountains.

There's dozens of mountain bike tracks and walking tracks, some with quite some historical significance, likethe Codgers rail trail