52-598: Tarakohe , in older sources referred to as Terekohe , is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island , located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay . Tarakohe corresponds to meshblock 2346707, which has an area of 1.04 km (0.40 sq mi), and is in the SA1 statistical area of 7022539, which includes the eastern part of Pōhara and covers 4.20 km (1.62 sq mi). The statistical area had
104-449: A cannon. The cannon frightened the Māori and they retreated to the shore. The next morning, on 19 December, several waka came out to the ships. When a boat transferred some Dutch sailors from one ship to the other, they were rammed by the Māori and attacked, and four sailors lost their life. Tasman ordered his ships to leave Golden Bay. They were followed by eleven waka, with a man standing in
156-704: A cliff top. Tasman left for Tonga without landing in New Zealand. Golden Bay Museum, located in Tākaka some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the monument, has a permanent display covering Tasman's journey and a diorama showing the waka ramming the Dutch sailors' boat. Tasman's two ships had anchored some four kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the Tata Islands , which are located at the western side of Wainui Bay . The New Zealand Government had first considered arrangements for
208-439: A concrete wharf was added in 1977. Its primary use was for shipping the company's product and it is also used for shipping dolomite quarried at Mount Burnett . Port Tarakohe was sold for NZ$ 275,000 to Tasman District Council in 1994. Beginning in 2003, work was undertaken at the port: a new wharf was built, the harbour dredged, the breakwater extended, and the harbour entrance narrowed. The improvements were completed by 2005 and
260-407: A large waka holding a white flag. As the waka came closer, the sailors shot and killed the man. Tasman named Golden Bay Murderers ("Moordenaers") Bay and thus gave it its original European name. Tasman and his men sailed north. On 5 January, they attempted to land at Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands but were thwarted by a rocky shore, high surf, and several dozen Māori who threw stones at them from
312-653: A population of 120 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 3 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census , and a decrease of 12 people (−9.1%) since the 2006 census . There were 42 households, comprising 51 males and 69 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.74 males per female. The median age was 50.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 6 (5.0%) aged 15 to 29, 63 (52.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (20.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.5% European/ Pākehā , 15.0% Māori , and 5.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer
364-628: A significant contribution to the local economy, and that importance continues today. As an administrative unit of local government , the Tasman District formed in 1989 within the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council . The Tasman District Council became a unitary authority in 1992. Tasman District is a large area at the western corner of the north end of the South Island of New Zealand. It covers 9,616 square kilometres and
416-543: 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. Tasman Bay ,
468-663: Is bounded on the west by the Matiri Ranges, Tasman Mountains and the Tasman Sea . To the north, Tasman and Golden Bays form its seaward edge, and the eastern boundary extends to the edge of Nelson city, and includes part of the Spenser Mountains and the Saint Arnaud and Richmond Ranges . The Victoria Ranges form Tasman's southern boundary and the district's highest point is Mount Franklin , at 2,340 metres. The landscape
520-448: Is diverse, from large mountainous areas to valleys and plains, and is sliced by such major rivers as the Buller , Motueka , Aorere , Tākaka and Wairoa . The limestone -rich area around Mount Owen and Mount Arthur is notable for its extensive cave networks, among them New Zealand's deepest caves at Ellis Basin and Nettlebed . There is abundant bush and bird life, golden sand beaches,
572-630: Is part of the national park, although physically separate from it. As was typical for the 1940s, the original inscription focussed on the European experience only and overlooked the Māori perspective. Tasman District 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
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#1732869116700624-426: Is the second most-spoken language. Famous former residents include the "father of nuclear physics" Sir Ernest Rutherford , former Prime Ministers Bill Rowling and Sir Keith Holyoake , and Sir Michael Myers , Chief Justice of New Zealand 1929–1946. The Tasman District has six towns with a population over 1,000. Together, they are home to 60.4% of the district's population. Other towns and settlements include
676-420: The 1929 Murchison earthquake when a slip blocked the original channel. Tasman District covers 9,615.58 km (3,712.60 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 60,000 as of June 2024, , representing 1.1% of New Zealand's population. The population density was 6.2 people per km . Tasman District had a population of 57,807 in the 2023 New Zealand census , an increase of 5,418 people (10.3%) since
728-794: The 2018 census , and an increase of 10,650 people (22.6%) since the 2013 census . There were 28,722 males, 28,887 females and 201 people of other genders in 22,617 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+ . The median age was 46.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,498 people (16.4%) aged under 15 years, 8,523 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 26,322 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 13,467 (23.3%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.7% European ( Pākehā ); 9.9% Māori ; 2.6% Pasifika ; 4.0% Asian ; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English
780-555: The Abel Tasman National Park the following day and the area holding the monument is part of the national park. As was typical for the 1940s, the original inscription focused on the European experience only and overlooked the Māori perspective, demonstrating Western-centric systemic bias. The monument is one of New Zealand's National Memorials . The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman first encountered New Zealand ( Aotearoa ), which he named Staten Landt , on 13 December 1642. Tasman
832-459: The Minister of Internal Affairs . The unveiling ceremony was held on 18 December 1942. The Dutch delegation was present and the government was represented by Peter Fraser in his role as Prime Minister , Parry as Minister of Internal Affairs, and Jim Barclay as Minister of Lands . The unveiling was performed by Julia Skinner, the wife of local Motueka electorate MP Jerry Skinner (who himself
884-511: The Māori waka Uruao brought ancestors of the Waitaha people to Tasman Bay in the 12th century. Archaeological evidence suggests that early Māori settlers explored the region thoroughly, settling mainly along the coast where there was ample food. The succession of tribes into the area suggests considerable warfare interrupted the settlement process. Around 1828, Ngāti Toa (under Te Rauparaha ) and
936-408: The 10 years to 2023, economic growth in the district was an average of 4.4% p.a., compared with 3.0% p.a. for all of New Zealand. Abel Tasman Monument The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman —and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642. It was unveiled on the tercentenary of
988-455: The 1850s, agriculture and pastoral farming started and villages developed on the Waimea Plains and at Motueka. In 1856, the discovery of gold near Collingwood sparked New Zealand's first gold rush . Significant reserves of iron ore were found at Onekaka , where an ironworks operated during the 1920s and 1930s. Fruit-growing started at the end of the 19th century. By 1945, it was making
1040-530: The 30-foot-high (9.1 m) concrete column would have to be manufactured with cement imported from the North Island as the Golden Bay Cement Company did not produce quick-drying cement. In the end, the cement of the Golden Bay Cement Company was used and given for the project as a gift. The Dutch East Indies sent a delegation of four men to New Zealand for the tercentenary. Charles van der Plas
1092-469: The Abel Tasman Memorial and designed by the architect Ernst Plischke , the centrepiece of the monument is a concrete monolith painted white and symbolising a Greek funerary stele . Located on a bluff east of Tarakohe Harbour, the land for the monument was gifted by the Golden Bay Cement Company. The dignitaries opened the Abel Tasman National Park the following day and the area holding the monument
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#17328691167001144-600: The Crown . The land gifted by the Golden Bay Cement Company and the Tata Islands are physically detached from the Abel Tasman National Park but are part of it. As was typical for the 1940s, the original inscription focused on the European experience. This Pākehā -centric systemic bias of not covering the Māori perspective was entrenched in New Zealand. These attitudes changed in later decades. Robert Jenkin, who built
1196-532: The Dutch royal family have been affixed near the base of the concrete pylon, and the inscribed marble tablet has been turned from horizontal to stand almost vertically. In 2006, the monument received an enduring architecture award in the New Zealand Institute of Architects Nelson–Marlborough regional awards. The jury called the memorial a "national treasure", but urged the Department of Conservation to remove
1248-508: The Tata Islands. The Domain Board resolved to convey their view to the Department of Internal Affairs . Within days, the Department of Internal Affairs sent its historian, John Beaglehole , to Golden Bay to explore the area for a suitable site for a memorial. It was said that Beaglehole favoured a site near the band rotunda at Pōhara Beach or a site at Ligar Bay . The site chosen for the monument
1300-607: The allied northern tribes of Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Tama started their invasion of the South Island . They took over much of the area from Farewell Spit to the Wairau River . British immigrant ships from England arrived in Nelson in 1842 and European settlement of the region began under the leadership of Captain Arthur Wakefield . From 1853 to 1876, the area of the present-day Tasman District formed part of Nelson Province . In
1352-668: The building. Cement from Tarakohe was used in the Manapouri Power Station and many of the Think Big projects, e.g. the Clyde Dam . In 1983, the company merged with Wilson's Portland Cement. It came under the ownership of Fletcher Challenge and the 1988 closure of the facility at Tarakohe had a significant economic and employment impact on Golden Bay. In 2001, Fletcher Challenge sold the cement plant and its land. The Golden Bay Cement Company developed Port Tarakohe in several stages;
1404-632: The capital to form the Golden Bay Cement Company . The company built a wharf on the coast in 1910 in what became known as Limestone Bay. A post office opened in Tarakohe in July 1910. Production of cement was commenced in November 1911. One of the 17 deaths caused by the 1929 Murchison earthquake was at the cement works when a cliff face collapsed onto a powerhouse, killing the engineer Arthur Stubbs inside
1456-422: The census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 7,281 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 26,712 (55.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 11,781 (24.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $ 35,900, compared with $ 41,500 nationally. 4,137 people (8.6%) earned over $ 100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
1508-495: The census's question about religious affiliation, 67.5% had no religion, 17.5% were Christian , 2.5% had Māori religious beliefs , 2.5% were Buddhist and 5.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (31.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 9 (9.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 21,200, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 3 people (3.1%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
1560-433: The company of the ships Heemskerck and Zeehaen. Also Jan Tyssen of Oue-ven. Tobias Pietersz of Delft. Jan Isbrantsz & a sailor of name unknown killed by the natives of this country. The actual erection of the monument was first reported less than a month before the tercentenary, after land clearing had been observed and rumours of the land donation started circulating. At the time, it was speculated that in an ironic twist,
1612-408: The difference between the new and old interpretation signs, revealing "how our perspective on how Abel Tasman's visit had changed in the intervening 50 years". A number of changes have been made to the memorial since its opening in 1942. The site is now covered with timber decking over the large concrete pavers , and timber balustrades have been added around the perimeter. Brass plaques gifted by
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1664-462: The diorama of the 1642 meeting of the races and is considered an expert on Tasman's visit of Golden Bay, believes that Pākehā and Māori views of history became more inclusive starting in the 1960s. Fifty years after the unveiling, the then-Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the monument. A new interpretation panel was installed for the occasion and the Department of Conservation comments on
1716-507: The encounter by the prime minister , several government ministers, and a Dutch delegation. The monument , originally referred to as the Abel Tasman Memorial , was designed by the architect Ernst Plischke as an abstracted sail, and consists of a large concrete monolith painted white. Located on a bluff at Tarakohe just east of Pōhara , the land for the monument was gifted by the Golden Bay Cement Company . The dignitaries opened
1768-466: The final abstracted form of a white concrete tapering column, 9.1 metres (30 ft) in height, referencing the Greek funerary stele . Alongside the monument was a low concrete plinth topped by a marble tablet, sourced from Tākaka Hill , with an inscription engraved in lettering designed by art historian Janet Paul . The whole area was paved with a grid of large quadratic concrete slabs. The design follows
1820-428: The following: Tasman District Council ( unitary authority ) headquarters are at Richmond , close to the adjoining Nelson City , which is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) further north. The head of local government is the mayor . Community Boards exist to serve outlying areas in Motueka and Golden Bay . The GDP of the Tasman District was $ NZ 3.11 billion in 2033, representing 0.8% of New Zealand's national GDP. Over
1872-418: The government responded by offering a $ 20m loan. The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman —and Māori near present-day Tarakohe on 18 and 19 December 1642. It was unveiled 300 years later on the tercentenary of the encounter by the prime minister, several government ministers, and a Dutch delegation. Originally referred to as
1924-496: The largest indentation in the north coast of the South Island , was named after Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant Abel Tasman . He was the first European to discover New Zealand on 13 December 1642 while on an expedition for the Dutch East India Company . Tasman Bay passed the name on to the adjoining district, which was formed in 1989 largely from the merger of Waimea and Golden Bay counties. According to tradition,
1976-479: The night, near where the Abel Tasman Monument is now located, intending to go on land to take on water and provisions the next day. The local iwi (tribe) was Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri and they came out in two waka (canoes) to inspect the visitors and their ships. The Māori used ritual challenges including blowing their pūtātara (a type of trumpet) and the Dutch responded by blowing their own trumpets and firing
2028-473: The official delegation was hosted by the Golden Bay Cement Company for afternoon tea . The delegation then travelled over Tākaka Hill and were welcomed by the mayor of Motueka , Walter Eginton, and the councillors. The Abel Tasman National Park was opened on the following day, with the opening carried out by the Governor-General, Cyril Newall , and the delegation increased by additional ministers of
2080-472: The port has since had 61 berths. After Cyclone Gita destroyed the road over Tākaka Hill on 20 February 2018 and therefore severed all road access to Golden Bay, Port Tarakohe was used to ferry goods and people to and from Nelson Harbour. In July 2019, Tasman District Council applied for a grant from the government's Provincial Growth Fund , with an expected growth of the aquaculture industry (mostly mussel farming) as its main justification. In September 2020,
2132-548: The principles of modern architecture by "rejecting ornament and embracing minimalism", with Plischke's approach minimalist and strongly geometrical, in contrast to the wild and natural surroundings. The inscription on the marble slab reads: Remember Abel Janszoon Tasman a commander in the service of the Dutch East India Company who discovered New Zealand & on 18th & 19th December 1642 anchored in this bay. Remember also Frans Jacobszoon Visscher Pilot Major &
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2184-545: The tercentenary of Tasman's visit in June 1938 but planning was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. A possible memorial was discussed by the Pohara Domain Board at its October 1941 meeting. It was decided that a memorial should be erected at Pōhara Beach as that was the closest populated place to where the encounter between Dutch sailors and Māori had happened; Pōhara Beach is four kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of
2236-475: The timber platform to reveal the original paving design, saying that "New Zealand would then have an internationally significant example of early Modernist architecture". The government has registered the monument as one of the National Memorials . As of 2023, there are 21 National Memorials, and this is the only one administered by the Department of Conservation; the other monuments are the responsibility of
2288-456: The unique 40-kilometre sands of Farewell Spit , and good fishing in the bays and rivers. These assets make the district a popular destination for tourists. Tasman is home to three national parks: Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand's smallest at 225.41 km ), Nelson Lakes National Park (1,017.53 km ) and Kahurangi National Park (4,520 km ). The Maruia Falls, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Murchison, were created by
2340-473: Was a bluff in Tarakohe that overlooks Ligar Bay and Tata Beach , on land donated by the adjacent Golden Bay Cement Company. As Bill Parry , the Minister of Internal Affairs , explained in his speech at the monument's unveiling, the site where Tasman came closest to land was "past Wainui " and too difficult to access. The monument was designed by Ernst Plischke from the Department of Housing Construction. He
2392-402: Was an Austrian architect who had fled his country after its annexation by Nazi Germany as he had socialist links and was married to a Jew. When he arrived in New Zealand, he had an international reputation as a leading modernist architect . Plischke's initial design concept for the monument showed Tasman's ships in full sail and he had over twenty designs rejected. Eventually, he achieved
2444-566: Was fighting in the North African campaign at the time). Eruera Tirikatene , MP for the Southern Maori electorate, led the Māori delegation. The chairman of directors of the Golden Bay Cement Company formally handed over the deed for the gifted land. Prior to the event, the delegation had been hosted by the Takaka town board and the Takaka county council for a light lunch and after the unveiling,
2496-762: Was in the service of the Dutch East India Company , a corporation with quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, negotiate treaties , and establish colonies. Tasman had 110 men under his command and was travelling with two ships, the Heemskerck and the Zeehaen . It is believed that the ships were off Punakaiki and if so, it was the Paparoa Range that they saw. On 18 December, they sailed around Farewell Spit (Tuhuroa) and into Golden Bay (Mohua), where they saw many fires on land. They anchored in Golden Bay for
2548-556: Was spoken by 97.8%, Māori language by 2.0%, Samoan by 0.5% and other languages by 9.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.2, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 27.0% Christian , 0.4% Hindu , 0.2% Islam , 0.3% Māori religious beliefs , 1.0% Buddhist , 0.7% New Age , 0.1% Jewish , and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.4%, and 8.1% of people did not answer
2600-524: Was that 22,566 (46.7%) people were employed full-time, 7,983 (16.5%) were part-time, and 870 (1.8%) were unemployed. The main iwi represented in the wider Tasman region are Ngati Rarua, Ngati Tama (Golden Bay / Mohua and Tasman Bay), Te Atiawa, Ngati Koata, Ngati Kuia (eastern Tasman Bay) and the Poutini Ngāi Tahu (southern areas). In Tasman District, German is the second most-spoken language after English, whereas in most regions of New Zealand Māori
2652-418: Was that 30 (31.2%) people were employed full-time, 27 (28.1%) were part-time, and 3 (3.1%) were unemployed. Tarakohe is best known for the manufacture of Portland cement . Geological surveys of Golden Bay showed an area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) that held a 30-metre (98 ft) thick layer of limestone suitable for producing cement. In 1908, investors from Nelson and Wellington provided
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#17328691167002704-579: Was the personal representative for Queen Wilhelmina . Major General L. P. van Temmen (representing the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ), J. van Holst Pellekaan (representing the Department of Commerce) and Lieutenant Commander Huibert Quispel (representing the Royal Netherlands Navy ) were the other three and they arrived in New Zealand on 8 December 1942. They were hosted for their New Zealand visit and tour by Bill Parry ,
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