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• Teddy Rennell of Leatham Valley

  A true pioneer Tucked neatly in the southern hills of the Wairau lies the Leatham Valley, a rugged, steep expanse of bushland which winds its way up towards the...

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• The SS Janie Seddon – laid to rust

  The steamship Janie Seddon was built in 1901 by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd at Paisley in Scotland. A vessel of 125 tons, she was powered by two horsepower steam...

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• Wainui House

  Wainui House stands on the corner of Domett and Nile Streets. The white weatherboard façade on the Nile Street footpath gives no clue to the park-like garden behind...

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• The Kingsbury Trail to Nelson

  Sixty-five (6%) of the emigrants from Kingsbury Episcopi (Somerset, England) went to New Zealand, a much lower number than those who went to Australia in the same time...

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• Significant rain event Nelson August 2022

  On August 16 2022 the north of the South Island was warned about an impending severe weather event, with the greatest impact predicted to occur on the West...

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