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

See related stories on this site:

• Onekaka Pipe Dreams 
• Aorere Gold
• The first meeting - Abel Tasman and Maori in Golden Bay
• Naming of Picton - Sir Thomas Picton
• Picton and World War II
• Nelson Lighthouse and Lily Robertson
• Wakamarina gold
• Nelson's Queen's Gardens
• Shakespeare Bay
• Lake Grassmere
• Boulder Bank

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1. Wakapuaka Cemetery
   The Wakapuaka Cemetery is one of Nelson's historic cemeteries. Opened in 1861, it is home to a number of significant and interesting graves. read more
2. Nelson Haven and Trafalgar cycleway
   The Queen Elizabeth II walkway, alongside Nelson Haven, provides a pleasant introduction to some of Nelson's history read more
3. Nelson's Riverside Pool
   Nelson's Municipal Pool was one of the finest in New Zealand, when it opened in 1927. read more
4. Tahunanui
   Tahunanui, an area of dynamic landscape, has had a history independent of the Town of Nelson. read more
5. Mount Arthur
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6. Early Wakefield
   Situated in Waimea South, Wakefield’s first European immigrants found plentiful timber, arable land and very few Maori, who had fled the area in Te ... read more
7. Tahuna Beach
   Tahuna beach, and the waterways around it, have changed in form and function since European settlement. read more
8. Motueka and early settlement
   Early Motueka may have been considered to be in the backblocks, but with gold, hops, apples and tobacco it later developed a character and economy of ... read more
9. The Nightingale Library Memorial
   When Nellie Nightingale died in July 1943 she left funding for a library and rest room to be known as Nightingale Library Memorial to be erected in Ta... read more
10. All Saints Anglican Church Nelson
    All Saints Anglican Church in Vanguard street, as \"Noah's Ark\", has withstood floods and fire, but is well maintained and well used today. read more