The Wood, New Zealand

The Wood is a suburb of the South Island, New Zealand city of Nelson.[1] It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it.

The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill.[2] The reserve borders the Botanical Gardens to the east and Branford Park to the west.[3]

The suburb also has four other public reserves: Guppy Park, Neale Park, Peace Grove and Pepper Tree Park.[3]

References
  1. Walrond, Carl (13 July 2012). "Nelson places – Nelson city". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. "Centre of New Zealand". nelsontrails.co.nz. Nelson Trails.
  3. "Nelson Parks and Reserves". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council.


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