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Stories about the places and spaces of the top of the South Island - te tau ihu o te waka.

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  1. Aratuna Normanby Bridge
    The 2008 Aratuna Bridge, replacing the old Normanby Bridge, is graced with artwork representing the significance of the area to local iwi and the imp... read more
  2. Tracing Nelson's Tideway
    Find out how reclamation has changed the shape of Nelson by tracing the original tideway. Read or listen to the story, from your desktop, or while tak... read more
  3. 29 Bridge Street, Nelson
    The building that currently houses Wills Jewelers in Nelson is a historic gem read more
  4. Early Renwick
    Renwick was a Scottish town on the Wairau Plain. read more
  5. Millers Acre
    Millers Acre, which sits beside the Maitai River and is in the heart of, what is now, Nelson City has been put to a number of uses over the years. read more
  6. The Anchor Inn
    The original Anchor Inn building was built in 1856 on Haven Road near Auckland Point. read more
  7. Broadgreen House
    Broadgreen House is an excellent example of colonial cob construction and is the largest house of this type to be open to the public. read more
  8. Early Richmond
    The European settlement of Richmond, as Waimea East, began in 1842. read more
  9. Nelson's Dress Circle
    The streets around Brougham Street and Upper Collingwood Street are often known as Nelson's Dress Circle, due to their elevated position and the numbe... read more
  10. Seymour Square
    Blenheim's Seymour Square, named after Henry Seymour, who with Alfred Fell, owned the land on which The Beaver (Blenheim) was built is at the heart of... read more