Richmond, The Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand

🇳🇿 Richmond is a town and the seat of the Tasman District Council in New Zealand. It lies close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. The town, first settled by Europeans in 1842, was named in 1854 after the town of Richmond on Thames near London.

Although most of Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City and the town is considered a separate urban area, Richmond is part of the wider Nelson metropolitan area along with nearby Brightwater, Hope, Māpua and Wakefield. The two unitary authorities (Nelson and Tasman) co-operate for tourism-marketing purposes via "Latitude Nelson". As of 2020 Richmond forms part of the Nelson parliamentary electorate.

History During the period 1853 to 1876, the Richmond urban area was administered as part of Nelson Province. With the Abolition of Provinces Act 1876, Waimea County was created, effective in January 1877. Richmond was included in the Waimea County boundaries, and served as the administrative headquarters of the county.

In 1891, the administrative authority for the urban area of Richmond was transferred from Waimea County to the Richmond Borough Council.

Richmond Borough existed until the 1989 local government reforms, when the Tasman District was formed through the amalgamation of the Richmond Borough, Golden Bay County, Murchison County and Waimea County administrative areas.

Richmond Mall Richmond Mall opened in 1973. It covers an area of 23,142 m² and has 800 carparks and 70 stores, including Farmers, Pak'nSave and FreshChoice.

Education General public schools Waimea College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of 1576 as of April 2023.

Waimea Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students, with a roll of 655.

There are two state primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students: • Richmond School, with a roll of 466 • Henley School, with a roll of 485

In addition, there is a primary school at Appleby

Specialist schools Salisbury School is a state school for Year 3 to 10 girls with complex learning needs, with a roll of 15. It was established on 1916, on a homestead established by William McRae in 1850.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia Te Matangi is a co-educational state Māori language immersion school for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of 54.

Roman Catholic schools Garin College is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of 603.

St Paul's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 313.