Nelson Province

Nelson Province
Nelson Province
Provinces of New Zealand
	The Nelson Province as constituted in 1853
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	Motto(s): Palmam qui meruit ferat Latin Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm
	Coordinates: 41°16′15″S 173°17′2″E / 41.27083°S 173.28389°E
Country	New Zealand
Provinces of New Zealand	Nelson Province
Founded	1853
Abolished	1876
Named for	Horatio Nelson
Seat	Nelson
Demonym	Nelsonian
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)

Nelson Province was constituted in 1853 under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, and originally covered the entire upper South Island, including all of present-day Buller, Kaikoura, Marlborough, and Tasman districts, along with Nelson City, Grey District north of the Grey River, and the Hurunui District north of the Hurunui River. It was reduced in size by the creation of Marlborough Province in November 1859, then abolished in 1876, along with all the provinces of New Zealand.