Events

Stories about significant, interesting or unusual events which have occurred in the top of the South Island of New Zealand.

See related stories on this site:

• The Wairau Affray
• Wreck of the Penguin
• Picton and World War II
• Dumont d'Urville's Tasman Bay Odyssey
• Wreck of the Fifeshire
• Tophouse (murder)

Stories

1. The Gathering dance festival
   The Gathering was a huge New Year's Festival held at Canaan Downs from 1996 until 2001. It celebrated the peak of the dance party movement and introdu... read more
2. Te Tau Ihu and World War II
   The war years in Te Tau Ihu followed a decade of economic Depression. Regional development halted, austerity, shortages and later rationing were the o... read more
3. Significant rain event Nelson August 2022
   In August 2022 in a 1-in-120 year rain event hit Nelson and the region. Its impact was severe and long-lasting. read more