The Wood, New Zealand

The Wood
Suburb
Coordinates: 41°16′08″S 173°17′31″E / 41.269°S 173.292°E / -41.269; 173.292
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNelson
Ward
  • Central 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
1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
2,960
  Density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7010
Area code03

The Wood is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it.

The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill. The reserve borders the Botanical Gardens to the east and Branford Park to the west.

The suburb also has four other public reserves: Guppy Park, Neale Park, Peace Grove and Pepper Tree Park.