SummaryThe incidence of malignant melanoma in the Nelson‐Marlborough district of New Zealand (NZ) was surveyed for six years from October 1st, 1978, and classified according to type, sex and age of patient, site, level, whether excised by surgeon or general practitioner, and whether completely or incompletely excised at the first attempt.Results show an incidence in Nelson women higher than reported in other surveys and an overall incidence comparable with the highest previously reported in the world literatur