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Judy Greer
Nelson City Councillor 1989 - 1992 During the mid-1980s I was involved in the Tahunanui Playgroup and its development into a community centre with its own building on Burrell...
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How Brightwater got its name
"Bright water for me" According to some sources, Brightwater was named after the bright, clear waters of the Wairoa River. In part this may be true, but it seems...
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Albert Rainbow Tuffnell
One of Richmond's early entrepreneurs, Albert Tuffnell played an important role in both business and local government in the Richmond borough. Albert-Rainbow-Tuffnell.jpg Albert Rainbow Tuffnell (Richmond Borough Council) Click image...
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Ernest Rutherford's early life
Ernest, known as Ern within the family, was born at Spring Grove, near Brightwater in rural Nelson, on 30 August 1871. He was the fourth of twelve children by his...
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Pixie Sanders
*Richmond Borough Councillor 1961-1965* Pixie Sanders attended Nelson College for Girls in the 1940s where she was head prefect and dux.1 She then attended Canterbury University graduating MA (Hons)...
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