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• Tāhunanui - the kāinga

  Tāhunanui sounds like a name from pre-European times but it was only approved in 1911.  Until the twentieth century the area was known as The Sands or Tāhuna;  its traditional...

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• Nelson Matinee

  *Those were the days, the days of the matinee* During the immediate post war years, Saturday matinees were all the rage with our generation of kids. Whether it...

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• From Cairo to Ngatimoti

  Or Around the World in 100 Years: the WW1 postcard that lost its way Front of Hector Guy’s postcard. A. McFadgen Front of Hector Guy’s postcard. A. McFadgen Poignant...

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• Getting established in Marlborough

  Marlborough’s first decades after European colonisation were rather rocky. The Wairau Affray[sitetree_link,id=467]  in 1843 badly frightened potential colonists to the Wairau. Strong earthquakes[sitetree_link,id=749] in 1848 and 1855 and severe flooding[sitetree_link,id=249] showed...

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• Te Tau Ihu and astronomy

  The Nelson region has had some interesting and significant connections with astronomy - from the era of Kupe, to the Black Birch observatory. The Nelson Science Society continues to...

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