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• Nelson Literary Ramble

  This walk takes you on a literary tour of Nelson. Take a real or virtual stroll around the streets and find out more about the places you pass...

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• Wreck of the Queen Bee

  The Queen Bee was a wooden barque of between 700 and 800 tons. A fine, roomy ship, she was one of the earliest vessels to bring immigrants to...

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• Nelson Pottery

  Nelson/ Tasman's ground-breaking pottery There is some evidence that the use of clay may date back to early Māori settlement, but the history of clay use in the Nelson...

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• Abel Tasman National Park

  The Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand's smallest national park, is now a ‘must-walk' for many tourists, but not so long ago it was well off the beaten...

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• Te Rauparaha’s Account of the Wairau Affray

  The Wairau Affray, as it has become known, resulted in the deaths of twenty-two Europeans, including Arthur Wakefield and Henry Thompson. Four Māori are known to have died:...

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