Tasman

unitary authority, New Zealand

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Tasman, unitary authority, northwestern South Island, central New Zealand. It is bounded by Tasman Bay/Te Tai-o-Aorere and Golden Bay/Mohua and Nelson city to the northeast. Administratively, it is bordered by Marlborough unitary authority and Canterbury regional council to the east and by West Coast regional council to the south and west. The unitary authority is drained by the Buller, Motueka, and Aorere rivers and their tributaries. Rotoroa is the largest lake. Most of the unitary authority is higher than 3,000 feet (900 metres) in elevation and is largely inaccessible, since it is dissected by the Tasman, Wakamarama, Peel, and Arthur ...(100 of 350 words)

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