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Saturday market at Nelson

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Saturday market at Nelson

A busy day at the Saturday market, Montgomery carpark, Nelson. Saturday and Sunday markets have become increasingly common since the late 1970s. Nelson's Saturday market, set up in 1978, has become a local institution, while the addition of a Sunday flea market has also proved very popular. The market is shown here on a busy Saturday in 2010.

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Peter Clayworth, Weekends – The modern weekend, 1980 to the 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39797/saturday-market-at-nelson (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 26 August 2013.