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• Paturau

  Paturau - a legacy in the making  It is hard to believe Harry Richards will turn 80 in December, as he is still very much in the saddle....

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• Wakatū or Whakatū

  Māori Names People often ask what a Māori place-name means, and try to break down parts of the name to find meaning:  e.g. Motueka = motu + weka =...

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• Baton Valley Gold

  *Good as Gold: The Baton* The remote Baton, at the base of Mount Arthur[mount-arthur/] (Tu ao Wharepapa), once had two hotels, a shop, Post Office and a racecourse. It is thought the...

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• Tophouse

  Tophouse, the scene of a murder/suicide in 1894, was the natural pass between the Wairau, Motupiko and Buller Rivers, and was commonly used by Māori in pre-European times. Tophouse...

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• 1918 Influenza pandemic in Nelson

  The 1918 influenza pandemic has been called "the world's biggest disaster of the twentieth century"1, and its lessons continue to be significant. The outbreak killed more people than World...

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