Tasman District

Tasman District Te Tai o Aorere
Territorial authority district and Region
Maruia Falls
Tasman within New Zealand
Coordinates: 41°30′S 172°48′E / 41.5°S 172.8°E / -41.5; 172.8
Country	New Zealand
District	Tasman District
Wards	Golden Bay Motueka Moutere-Waimea Richmond Lakes-Murchison
Community boards	Golden Bay Motueka
Formed	1 November 1989
Seat	Richmond
Government
• Body	Tasman District Council
• Mayor	Tim King
• Deputy Mayor	Stuart Bryant
Area [1]
• Total	9,615.58 km2 (3,712.60 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	60,000
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
ISO 3166 code	NZ-TAS
HDI (2022)	0.933[3] very high · 7th
Website	www.tasman.govt.nz

Tasman District (Māori: Te Tai o Aorere) is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, a unitary authority, which sits at Richmond, with community boards serving outlying communities in Motueka and Golden Bay / Mohua. The city of Nelson has its own unitary authority separate from Tasman District, and together they comprise a single region in some contexts, but not for local government functions or resource management (planning) functions.