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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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• The Hop Centre of New Zealand

  At the centre of a good beer lies quality aromatic hops and, as luck would have it, the early English and German settlers to Nelson found the region...

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• Tasman Education Timeline

  *Education in Tasman  * The Nelson Province played an important role in the history of New Zealand education. It was the first Province to initiate free public education, based on Matthew Campbell's secular school system, which became...

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• Nelson's power struggle

  Electricity was not commonly used in New Zealand until late in the 19th Century, with some cities and towns using electricity for street lighting and trams from 1888....

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• Construction of Rocks Road and sea wall

  *Rocky Road to Completion* When Frederick Tuckett, the chief surveyor of the New Zealand Company, was setting out the plan for Nelson, the only viable access to the farmlands...

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