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• Matangi Āwhio

  1. Early residents at Matangi Āwhio - Pohea and Tamangakau *Place Names *An old tradition recounted by kaumatua of Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Koata offers one explanation for the...

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• Samuel Kirkpatrick and the Canning Factory

  Samuel Kirkpatrick (1854-1925) grew up in Ireland, was educated in Liverpool and emigrated to California, where he worked in the wholesale tea business and fruit processing factories. In January...

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• Along the Trafalgar Cycleway - Te Paruparu

  In pre-European times Te Paruparu (Nelson Haven)  and the Mahitahi/Maitai River formed a mahinga kai or food gathering destination for Māori. Seasonal camps were occupied to gather nature’s bounty. ...

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• The Nelson piecart

  About 1926 or 1927 our father S.J. [Jim] Samuels finished his sixth form year at Ashburton High School. He went to work at Clark's nurseries in Ashburton. He...

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• Moturoa / Rabbit Island

  As the name implies, Moturoa / Rabbit Island is the longest and largest of the islands in the Waimea Estuary. Its sandy beaches, bike tracks and scenic picnic...

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