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• Motueka’s First Harbour

  One Place, Many Names Manuka's Bush, The Kumaras, Raumanuka, Murphy's Harbour, and Te Kūmara are all the same place: the area at the end of what is now Staples...

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• Mahitahi River

  The traditional name for the river flowing through Nelson City was “Mahitahi”, truncated to “Maitai” from early colonial times.  For centuries the Maitai Valley has been an important access...

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• Ralph Watson and the Everetts of Nelson

  At Home and Away during World War I: A Tale of Two Families Albert Edward (Bert) Everett was born in Nelson in 1857 and was the fifth of...

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• Hop Harvest

  *Hop Harvest* March 1st is a significant date in the Nelson district because it heralds the start of the hop harvest.  The hot, dry summer has ripened the flower...

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• Succession of Iwi Māori in Nelson Districts

  The following tables detail a chronological sequence of Māori occupation of the Nelson districts. Whakapapa iwi refers to tribes for whom genealogies are known.  There is a recurring pattern...

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