Tāhunanui

Tāhunanui
Suburb
Tāhunanui Beach
Coordinates: 41°17′S 173°15′E / 41.283°S 173.250°E / -41.283; 173.250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNelson
Ward
  • Stoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
  • Whakatū Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
  Territorial AuthorityNelson City Council
  Nelson City MayorNick Smith
  Nelson MPRachel Boyack
  Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
  Total
1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
2,910
  Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7011
Area code03

Tāhunanui is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies between Port Nelson and Nelson Airport and is the site of the main beach for Nelson with a shoreline on the Tasman Bay.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large sandbank" for Tāhunanui.