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• Shipping and trade on the Ōpaoa River

  At one time, Picton was described as Marlborough's front door and the Ōpaoa/Opawa River as the tradesmen's entrance, but in the early days of European settlement, river trade was...

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• Early Jewish Settlement in Nelson

  Jewish traders were recorded in New Zealand as early as 1829, and these were probably sealers and whalers[marlborough-sounds-whaling/]. There were a number of Jewish shareholders in the New Zealand Company[new-zealand-company/]...

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• Whekenui Leading Lights

  One of the sites recently added to the Marlborough District Council’s Heritage Register is the Tory Channel Leading Lights, plus a former oil store, at Whekenui (part of Okukari...

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• Edward Landon-Lane (1871-1945)

  Edward, (or Ted as he was affectionately known) was a common face in Marlborough's early days and especially in his later life when he lived down at the...

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• Omaka Cemetery

  One of the oldest and most well known cemeteries in the Marlborough District is Omaka Cemetery, which lies south west of the town's centre. Omaka Cemetery IMG 1113 Omaka Cemetery....

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