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• Early colonial life in Nelson

  Nelson’s early Europeans Who were the first European colonists to Nelson? What kind of people were they? They were tough and inventive.  Nelson’s first European houses were often built from...

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• Place names of the Waimea Islands

  Although the fourteen or so islands of the Waimea Inlet have an enduring and busy Māori history, many of them are named after early European owners or residents....

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• Tahunanui - the school by the sands

  The story of Tāhunanui School mirrors the rapid development its seaside location and the nearby beach into an established community and popular summer holiday destination.1 tahuna school5 View of Tāhuna from...

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• The Remnants of Taylor Ford

  By the banks of the great Awatere River, nearby to Taylor Pass road, there once stood a township known as Taylor Ford upon the river terraces. A bustling...

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• The Murder of James Flood

  The port town of Picton was once a quiet, working town with little to generate too much excitement beside New Year's day and the comings and goings of...

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