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• Maitai Valley

  The Mahitahi/Maitai Valley to the east of Nelson city is a popular recreational area, with numerous picnic and swimming spots. These include Black Hole, Dennes Hole, Sunday Hole, Sharlands...

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• The voyage of the SS Lyttelton

  London to Wellington in 462 days The Nelson waterfront is now the domain of the chardonnay set, but from the deck of the recreational fishing berth you'll see an...

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• Karaitianatanga - Māori and Christianity

  Māori had a complex system of faith and worship, not unlike Greek, Roman and Jewish traditions. Io, the Creator, was ‘... a primary core, heart, essence, who existed...

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• The Parihaka Prophets in Nelson

  In the 1860's and 1870's Taranaki Māori were troubled by Government determination to enforce European settlement of traditional lands. Promised reserves did not eventuate and, by 1866, dispossessed Māori...

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• Nelson's Public Art

  Nelson has a range of public art works, many, but not all, of them located in the central city area.  Millers Acre art millers acre vessel The Vessel...

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