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• Early Wakefield

  It is believed that Wakefield (originally known as Pitfure)1 was named after the Yorkshire birthplace of an early settler, William Hough; however it is also widely accepted that the...

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• Tāhuna Beach

  Tāhunanui Beach did not exist when Nelson was settled by Europeans.  What is now the beach was once mudflat near the edge of the main channel draining the...

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• Quakers in Nelson - Quakers Acre Cemetery

  The Society of Friends Quakers, from the earliest days in seventeenth century England, hold strongly to the value of peace. When the founder, George Fox, was asked to enlist...

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• Tarakohe Cement

  Golden Bay / Mohua, now known for its pristine coastline and National Parks, was once home to a wide range of industries, many of which have now gone....

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• Curious Cove

  Kahikatea Bay, in Tōtaranui/ Queen Charlotte Sound in the Marlborough Sounds,  is named for the giant trees which once grew there, down to the shoreline. Te Ātiawa o Te Wakaa-Māui...

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