Tāhunanui

Tāhunanui
Suburb
Tāhunanui Beach
Interactive map of Tāhunanui
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 2025)
 • Total
2,970
 • Density1,840/km2 (4,780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7011
Area code03

Tāhunanui is one of the suburbs of Nelson, on the South Island of 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.