Richmond is the seat of the Tasman District Council, located 13km south of Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay. At the 2001 Census Richmond had a population of 12,912 [1]. Categories: Nelson, New Zealand | Territorial Authorities of New Zealand | New Zealand geography stubs ... A view of Nelson from the Centre of New Zealand Whakatu/Nelson stands on the southern corner of Tasman Bay in Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka O Maui (the northern end of the South Island), Aotearoa (New Zealand) and is the administrative centre for Nelson Province. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Tasman Bay is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealands South Island. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
Although Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City it is part of the Nelson Urban Area for statistical purposes, and is informally considered part of Greater Nelson. Statistics New Zealand defines New Zealand urban areas for statistical purposes. ...
Coordinates: 45°01′S 171°03′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Richmond is the seat of the Tasman District Council, located 13km south of Nelson in the South Island of NewZealand, close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay.
At the 2001 CensusRichmond had a population of 12,912 [1].
Although Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City it is part of the Nelson Urban Area for statistical purposes, and is informally considered part of Greater Nelson.
Richmond was by this time a member of the Stafford Ministry and James's correspondence with his brother reveals on the one hand the judicious, dispassionate approach of a statesman and, on the other, the strongly partisan, impetuous judgment of the provincialist.
Richmond stated that when the survey was first decided upon, he drafted a reply to the Central Government to the effect that the survey would be forcibly resisted and that warfare, if it began, would spread over the whole Island.
Richmond was an excellent example of a man of talent and sense of duty who engaged in public life as an obligation befitting one of his background and education.