National Secondary School Kapa Haka Championships come to Nelson

Whakatū Nelson will host Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa, the National Secondary School Kapa Haka Championships, at the Trafalgar Centre Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 June.

With 15,000+ visitors coming to the event, there are many buses that need dedicated parking. This means several parking locations in the CBD will be unavailable or have reduced capacity next week.

Parking will be heavily affected on Monday 24 June, so we recommend people work from home (if possible), try out the eBus service, or ride your bike. 

Parking restrictions 24 – 28 June 

Closed to the public from Monday 24 – Friday 28 June:

• Trafalgar Centre car park
• half of Countdown Trafalgar Park car park
• Nelson Squash Club car park
• Haven Rd car park next to Anzac Park 

Monday 24 June: 

• 7am – 5:30pm Kinzett Terrace & Trafalgar Park internal and external car parks closed to the public. 
• 12pm – 5:30pm Reduced parking along Wildman Ave & Sovereign St. 

Tuesday 25 – Thursday 27 June:

• 7am – 9:30pm Reduced parking along Wildman Ave, Sovereign St & Trafalgar Park internal. 

Friday 28 June 

• All day: No parking along Trafalgar St directly outside Trafalgar Park and portion of Queen Elizabeth II Drive outside Trafalgar Park 
• 7am – 7pm Reduced parking along Wildman Ave & Sovereign St. 
• 12pm – 7pm Reduced parking along Wainui St & Weka St