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• Wakapuaka - Rotokura

  Wakapuaka is an ancient name;  Kupe bestowed the name on the area because it reminded him of a fishing ground of that name in Hawaiki. *Early Settlers at Rotokura *Rotokura,...

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• Teddy Rennell of Leatham Valley

  A true pioneer Tucked neatly in the southern hills of the Wairau lies the Leatham Valley, a rugged, steep expanse of bushland which winds its way up towards the...

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• Private William Arthur Ham

  The ANZACs were formed at Gallipoli, right? Wrong. Although they first fought as a unit at Gallipoli, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was created several months...

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• Pakohe - Argillite

  Known to Māori as pakohe, and to geologists as metamorphosed indurated mudstone, argillite is particularly associated with the Nelson-Marlborough region in New Zealand. It is found on Rangitoto (D'Urville Island), along the...

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• The deer park in Todds Valley 1910-1916

  When settlers arrived in Nelson in 1841 there were no animals or familiar game birds available as a source of food.  Some animals and plants were introduced in...

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