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• William Bishop - Early Nelson Settler

  William Bishop (born 1817 and died 1884), my grandmother’s father, arrived in New Zealand from Bath in 1843 on the barque London (388 tons). William would appear to be...

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• Place names of Nelson

  When we stroll around the streets of Nelson, it is difficult to imagine what they would have been like 160 years ago.  The worn down tracks which have...

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• Appleby School

  Mist settles down on the vast field, early in the morning. It surrounds the buildings that are the focus of the site. Concrete steps rise up to classrooms...

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• The brothers, Wi Kātene Te Pūoho and Paremata Te Wahapiro

  *Wi Kātene Te Pūoho *Wi Kātene Te Pūoho, son of the paramount chief of Ngāti Tama, Te Pūoho ki Te Rangi and his wife, Kauhoe Te Waipunahau of Te...

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• Motueka and early settlement

  Around 1839-1840, the Ngāti Rārua and Te Ātiawa people living in the Motueka region heard that a European settlement was likely to be established there and realised this offered ...

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