Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 1, Issue 6, March 1964
Auckland Point
Auckland Point.
At the very beginning of the settlement when there were no roads, goods had been brought by small boats from the Port to Auckland Point which was probably the furthest spot up the Haven to which cargo boats could proceed, he said. It was probable, he thought, that it was because the goods from the ship Lord Auckland were the first to be landed there that Auckland Point received its name.