Bishop's Peninsula

Bishop's Peninsula, about 20 acres, is still a Maori reserve, and its native bush and scrub cover have been well preserved. In the early 1880's Bishop Suter leased it thus creating a private reserve against the ravages of cattle and fire. Historically one of its interests is the fact that there is a Maori defensive trench across the distal peninsula.

In the days of horse-drawn traffic a popular day's outing from Nelson was a carriage drive to Cable Bay or the Maori Pa at Delaware Bay, the hire being thirty shillings.