Pelorus new Zealand
The Pelorus New ZealandThe Pelorus-Flow
Swimming or kayaking in the crystalline waters and savour the charm of Middle-earth on this picturesque river bank. Half way between Blenheim and Nelson, where a viaduct overcomes the Pelorus, there is an enchanted nature preserve which is a good base for light hikes through clearings. In this area you will also find a little Middle-Earth-wizardry.
Pelorus Bridge was chosen by Peter Jackson as the setting for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Here the dwarfs were shot in drums downstream - an event Stephen Hunter, who was playing the dwarf Bombur, dubbed "his favorite night on the set". There is a similar adventure for those who exchange drums for canoes.
Included in this kayaking trip are stopovers at falls, creeks and the shooting area.
Marlborough sights
Plants in the reservation are an outstanding example of the kind of fruitful lowlands woodland that stretched through the valley of the area before the occupation of Europe. The wood is a tessellation of types of beech, podocarpus and deciduous trees, the spread of which reflects the fluctuations in micro-environment. The more humid and fruitful terraced rivers are home to the up-and-coming tops of the podo carp: rima, Fribourg, miro, Fribourg, Fribourne, t?tara and Cahikatea, above a hard-wood roof of Fribourg, hornbeam, mata?, deciduous and deer. The latter reach their south border here.
It' s home to a large number of indigenous and imported woodland species. Te Hoiere/Pelorus river is draining a large, mostly wooded area. The abundance of seafood and woodland meant that the preference was given to seaside locations for settlement, while a net of paths led through the less populated inland. There was a small Titi Raukawa (village) at the crossroads of the Rai and Te Hoiere/Pelorus streams.
Woods and streams were a habitat for the population. Clues also exist to the extension of the lower plains of the flood. The Pelorus Sound and Bank were initially known as Te Hoiere at M?ori, but were re-named after a Lieutenant Phillip Chetwode's September 1838 Royal Navy Brigg HMS Pelorus tour.
After Nelson's occupation of Europe in 1842, the area was further investigated for possible itineraries connecting Nelson with the Wairau Valley. An M?ori trail that leads across the Maungatapu saddle and down into the Pelorus valley was extended into a riding trail in 1859. The first Pelorus bridge was constructed in 1863.
In 1885, the year in which the second viaduct was constructed, the new, contemporary street (via Whangamoa and Rai Saddles) opened. Blenheim-Nelson's first bus journey was concluded in April of the same year by William Pickering, who had been operating a bus between Blenheim and Havelock since 1879.
At the beginning of the 1880' the Pelorus valley was still largely overgrown. In the next 25 years he cut most of the lowlands and developed lands for colonists. In 1865 it was reserved for a townhip, the only reason why the area of today's reservation was saved.
The city' s planning was postponed and in 1912, with a growing consciousness of the value of nature reserves, a landscape conservation area was made. Situated halfway between Blenheim and Nelson, on SH6, 18 km western of Havelock. There are no pets, as well as pets and pets are not permitted in the area.
Be careful when the track is damp or the stream is inundated. Fire is not allowed on the reservation. Wherever available, use restrooms and keep away from water. You are not allowed to use your bike in the reservation. Maungatapu Track, close by, is a favourite drive between the Pelorus Valley and Nelson.