Editing Nelson, New Zealand (section)

== Sport ==
The first [[rugby union]] match in New Zealand took place at the Botanic Reserve in Nelson on 14 May 1870, between the [[Nelson Suburbs FC]] and [[Nelson College]]. An informative commemorative plaque was renovated at the western edge of the grassed area by Nelson City Council in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Zealand's first game of rugby |publisher=theprow.org |url= https://www.theprow.org.nz/events/new-zealand-first-game-of-rugby/ |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref>

'''Major sports teams'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! Sport
! Founded
! League
! Venue
|-
| [[Nelson cricket team|Nelson Cricket Association]]
| [[Cricket]]
| 1858
| [[Hawke Cup]]
| [[Saxton Oval]]
|-
| [[Nelson Giants]]
| [[Basketball]]
| 1982
| [[National Basketball League (New Zealand)|National Basketball League]]
| [[Trafalgar Centre]]
|-
| [[Nelson Suburbs FC]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| 1962
| [[Mainland Premier League]]  <br /> [[Chatham Cup]]
| [[Saxton Oval|Saxton Field]]
|-
|<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Logo Tasman Makos.svg|120px]]  -->[[Tasman Mako]]
| [[Rugby Union|Rugby]]
| 2006
| [[Mitre 10 Cup]]
| [[Trafalgar Park, Nelson|Trafalgar Park]]
|-
| [[Tasman Titans]]
| [[Rugby league]]
| 1995
| [[Rugby League Cup]]
|
|-
| [[Tasman United]]
| Football
| 2015
| [[ISPS Handa Premiership]]
| [[Trafalgar Park, Nelson|Trafalgar Park]]
|}

'''Major venues'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Venue
|-
| [[File:Cricket oval panorama.jpg|120px]]
| [[Saxton Oval]]
|-
|
| [[Trafalgar Centre|The Trafalgar Centre]]
|-
| [[File:Trafalgar Park.jpg|120px]]
| [[Trafalgar Park, Nelson|Trafalgar Park]]
|-
| [[File:Theatre Royal, Nelson 106.JPG|120px]]
| [[Theatre Royal, Nelson|Theatre Royal]]
|}