Nelson Airport (New Zealand) to Wellington and up to seven daily flights to Christchurch. Jetstar operate up to 4 daily flights to Auckland and up to 3 daily flights to Wellington. Nelson Airport (New Zealand) Nelson Airport (Māori: "Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū"), is located 6 km southwest of the city, in the suburb of Annesbrook, in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually. Total passenger numbers for the 2016 financial year were 865,203. In 2017 the airport reached 1,000,373 passengers It is currently the fifth-busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers and seventh by aircraft
Capital of New Zealand Capital of New Zealand Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell (Okiato) in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, Wellington was decided on by three Australian commissioners. Okiato or Old Russell is a small holiday spot in the Bay of Islands, south of present-day Russell, which was then known as Kororareka. Okiato was New