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• The Dobson family in early Blenheim history

  Finding women’s first-hand perspectives in history is not easy as they often didn’t live their lives in the public arena with newspaper stories recording their words and achievements. However,...

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• George Batt -Drover and Bullocky

  *Drover and Bullocky* George Batt (1854-1931) was born in the Waimea Plains area near Nelson, the sixth child of John and Ann Batt who had emigrated from Hampshire in...

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• Aratuna Normanby Bridge

  The Bridge, Eels and the Maitai River The new Aratuna Normanby Bridge was opened to traffic on Tuesday 15 July 2008. Eleven months in the building, it cost $1.5...

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• Joseph Holland

  Joseph Henry Holland (1851-1925) was a brewer and winemaker, operating on Waimea Road in Bishopdale, Nelson. This  business was initially established by Mr. J. Chapman, and taken over by...

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• The Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade

  *The early years from 1858-1868* The history of Nelson's early Volunteer Fire Brigade is difficult to trace. The earliest reference to it is September 18581, when a meeting was...

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