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• Spring Grove School

  Spring Grove School and the TeeTotal Goats In 1845, when Brightwater was still part of Spring Grove, there were a growing number of pākehā families settling on Section 34,...

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• Thomas Maddock and Lucy Knight of Marlborough

  *Just an old Marlborough man and his daughter* When the first waves of settlers landed on the beaches of Nelson many were shocked at what they saw. The...

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• Brightwater Tuna

  Waimeha Heritage Brightwater is part of the Waimeha Plains, and is along the traditional trading route for Māori between Whakatū (Nelson) and Te Tai Poutini (The West Coast). A...

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• The Wairau Valley Cemeteries

  *Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd* In the town of Wairau Valley in Marlborough,  there are two main cemeteries which have been used over the past 160 years. One...

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• Ngaire Lane

  Ngaire Galloway, nee Lane, who lived in Nelson from the 1950's, was New Zealand's oldest living Olympian, until she passed away in July 2021.  She was an "inspirational  swimmer"...

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