# Waimea Inlet > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waimea_Inlet > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waimea_Inlet.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waimea_Inlet > Source revision: 1348749728 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Bay in New Zealand This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Waimea Inlet" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) For the statistical area, see [Bronte, New Zealand § Waimea Inlet statistical area](/source/Bronte%2C_New_Zealand#Waimea_Inlet_statistical_area). Waimea Inlet **Waimea Inlet** is a section of [Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere](/source/Tasman_Bay_%2F_Te_Tai-o-Aorere), in New Zealand's [South Island](/source/South_Island). It is at the southern end of the bay, and separated from it by the partial barriers of [Rabbit Island](/source/Rabbit_Island%2C_New_Zealand) and [Bell Island](/source/Bell_Island_(New_Zealand)) to the west and [Monaco Peninsula](/source/Monaco%2C_New_Zealand) and the reclaimed land of [Nelson Airport](/source/Nelson_Airport_(New_Zealand)) to the east. The southern suburbs of [Stoke](/source/Stoke%2C_New_Zealand) and the town of [Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_New_Zealand) lie close to the shore of Waimea Inlet. [41°18′14″S 173°11′35″E / 41.304°S 173.193°E / -41.304; 173.193](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Waimea_Inlet¶ms=41.304_S_173.193_E_type:waterbody_region:NZ) v t e Tasman District, New Zealand Seat: Richmond 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 Buller River Dun Mountain–Maitai terrane Hope Saddle Lee River Mārahau River Maungakura / Red Hill Newton River Ngārua Caves Roding River Sams Creek Tākaka River Waimea Plains Waimea River Golden Bay / Mohua Appos Creek Archway Islands Cape Farewell Cobb Reservoir Druggans Dam Dry River Farewell Spit Harwoods Hole Lake Killarney Lightband Gully North-west Nelson Forest Park Rawhiti Cave Slateford Tākaka Hill Tata Islands Te Waikoropupū Springs Wainui Bay Whanganui Inlet 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 Facilities and attractions Abel Tasman National Park Coast Track Inland Track Monument Appleby railway station Brightwater railway station Cobb Power Station Ferntown Bridge Gowanbridge railway station Heaphy Track Hope railway station Karamea Aerodrome Kawatiri railway station Langford Store Memorial Park Milnthorpe Model Motueka Aerodrome Moutere Inn Mussel Inn Nelson Lakes National Park Onekaka Ironworks Onekaka Power Station Onekaka Wharf and tramline Proposals for a road through North-west Nelson Pupu Hydro Power Scheme Richmond railway station RNZAF Dip Flat Rutherford memorial Stafford Place St Michael's Church Stoke railway station Tākaka Aerodrome Tākaka Pioneers' Memorial Takaka Tramway Great Taste Trail Tonga Island Marine Reserve Tophouse Tour de Vineyards Wai-iti Dark Sky Park Wangapeka Track Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve Wharariki Ecosanctuary Administration Historic Nelson Province (1853–1876) Collingwood County (1877–1956) Waimea County (1877–1989) Richmond Borough (1891–1989 · mayor) Motueka Borough (1900–1989) Takaka County (1904–1956) Murchison County (1909–1965) Golden Bay County (1956–1989) Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council (1989–1992) Current Council Mayor Organisations Golden Bay Air Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union New Zealand Energy Richmond Athletic FC Talley's Group Schools Collingwood Area School Golden Bay High School Motueka High School Waimea College Waimea Intermediate This article related to the geography of Nelson, New Zealand is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Nelson-geo-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ANelson-geo-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nelson-geo-stub) This Tasman District geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Tasman-geo-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ATasman-geo-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Tasman-geo-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Waimea Inlet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waimea_Inlet) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waimea_Inlet?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.