Stories from the Top of the South
Welcome to The Prow, a website featuring historical and cultural stories from Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough.
Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka a Maui is the Māori name for the top of the South Island. Legend tells us that Te Tau Ihu was the prow of Maui's waka, or canoe, from which he fished up the North Island.
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The Prow is a collaboration between the Nelson City, Tasman and Marlborough District Libraries, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology and The Nelson Provincial Museum. Images are supplied by supporting institutions, please check their terms of use.
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Tuia 250
A commemoration to mark the onshore encounters between Māori and Europeans during the first voyage of James Cook and the HMS 'Endeavour' in 1769 to Aotearoa. The central event is the Tuia 250 Voyage with a flotilla of waka hourua, va’a tipaerua and tall ships sailing the coast from October to December 2019. The flotilla visits Waitohi/Picton 21-26 November. Find Prow stories which describe first encounters in Te tau ihu o te waka a Maui.
Top of the South Timeline
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Resources
Includes curriculum resources for teachers, Nelson Historical Journal, Nelson Photo News and more..
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1918 Influenza pandemic in Nelson
The 1918 influenza pandemic has been called the world's biggest disaster of the twentieth century and its lessons continue to be significant. New Zealand lost about half as many people to influenza as it had in the whole of the First World War. The Nelson region was affected by the flu, but suffered far fewer severe cases and deaths than most regions.
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