Nelson... horrible place......
Ha ha just kidding this is my home town, good to see some footage of me old spots.
If you end up around the Auckland region make sure you PM me, Ill show you some spots better than the usual
I highly rate Nelson and the Golden Bay Area.
Golden Bay is uncrowed perfection with anything from waves to flat water. Only problem I ever had with the area was the sealife.
Nelson is a funky spot.
The only problem with Nelson is that it doesn't have wind throughout the year. Plus the prevailing westerlies that hit NZ are the wrong angle for Nelson.