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• The School Journal in Renwick

  Every child educated in New Zealand will have more than a passing acquaintance with our national treasure: school journals. A creative incubator for the likes of Rita Angus[http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/exhibitions/ritaangus/], Margaret Mahy[http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/mahym.html] and James...

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• Allports Island

  The correct name for this island, in front of Waikawa Bay, is Motu Ngarara (Lizard Island), although for some years it was known as ‘Goat Island’ when Thomas...

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• Albert Charles Jennings 1879-1917

  Bert (as he was known to his friends) was born 09 September 1879 in Nelson.  Albert attended the Bridge Street School[education-in-nelson/] from May 1 1888 to November 1889, reaching...

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• COVID 19 and Te Tau Ihu

  New Zealand first experienced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, some months after the virus was identified in China.  New Zealand suffered few deaths, and relatively few...

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• Ernest Rutherford's early life

  Ernest, known as Ern within the family, was born at Spring Grove, near Brightwater in rural Nelson, on 30 August 1871. He was the fourth of twelve children by his...

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