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Bronte, New Zealand

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Bronte, a locality in theTasman District of New Zealand, lies betweenRichmond andMāpua.

AdmiralHoratio Nelson (1758-1805), the eponym of theNelson Region, becameDuke of Bronte (inSicily)^[1]in 1799.(The Bronte area in New Zealand formed part of the formerNelson Province from 1853 to 1876, and subsequently part of the Nelson Provincial District prior to the formation of theTasman District in 1992.^[2])

^Reed, A. W. (2002).The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed Books. p. 59.ISBN 0-7900-0761-4.Probably named in honour of Lord Nelson. He was made Duke of Bronte (a region of Sicily) by King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily after the Battle of the Nile in 17[9]8.
^Statistics New Zealand, ed. (2008).New Zealand Official Yearbook 2008. North Shore city: David Bateman Limited. p. 53.ISBN 9781869537173. Retrieved9 August 2021.[...] an amendment in 1992 not only created three more unitary authorities (Marlborough District, Tasman District and Nelson City), but made it possible for others to be created [...].

Populated places

Golden Bay / Mohua	Aorere Bainham Clifton Collingwood East Tākaka Ferntown Ligar Bay Motupipi Onekaka Pākawau Parapara Patons Rock Pōhara Port Pūponga Pūponga Rockville Seaford Tākaka Tarakohe Tata Beach Upper Tākaka Waikato Waitapu
Motueka	Brooklyn Kaiteriteri Lower Moutere Mārahau Motueka Riwaka
Moutere-Waimea	Brightwater Bronte Dovedale Mahana Māpua Ngātīmoti Ruby Bay Tasman Upper Moutere Wakefield Woodstock
Richmond	Aniseed Valley Appleby Hope Richmond
Lakes-Murchison	Murchison Rotoroa Saint Arnaud Tapawera Tophouse

Geographic features

Golden Bay / Mohua	Appos Creek Archway Islands Cape Farewell Cobb Reservoir Druggans Dam Farewell Spit Harwoods Hole Lake Killarney Lightband Gully North-west Nelson Forest Park Rawhiti Cave Tākaka Hill Tata Islands Te Waikoropupū Springs Wainui Bay Wharariki Beach
Abel Tasman National Park	Armchair Island Awapoto River Awaroa River Ballon Rock Falls River Fisherman Island Motuareronui / Adele Island Simonet Creek Torrent Bay Tata Islands Tinline Bay Tonga Island Torrent River Tōtaranui Wainui River Falls
Tasman Bay	Bell Island Best Island Moturoa / Rabbit Island Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock Waimea Inlet
Kahurangi National Park	Brown River Bulmer Cavern Ellis Basin cave system Kahurangi Point Lake Matiri Mount Arthur Mount Burnett Mount Owen Nettlebed Cave Wharepapa / Arthur Range
Nelson Lakes National Park	Braeburn Range Lake Rotoiti Lake Rotoroa Maniniaro / Angelus Peak Mount Franklin Pourangahau / Mount Robert Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake Rotopōhueroa / Lake Constance Sabine Valley Saint Arnaud Range Spenser Mountains

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