Mapua Wharf

Mapua Wharf is a charming coastal destination located in the small town of Mapua, in the South Island of New Zealand. The town is situated to the west of Nelson on State Highway 60 and on the coastline of Tasman Bay. The first European resident of Mapua, James Heatly, worked as a fisherman and hunted rabbits, which he brought to Nelson to sell. The port area was originally known as the Western Entrance, and the township dubbed Seaton Township (by a surveyor who had been subdividing part of the t