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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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• Carl Vendelbosch

  Carl Vendelbosch has built 11 pottery kilns in various homes and locations, and has been involved with Nelson's studio pottery scene since the 1960s. Vendelbosch studio Mapua 2013....

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• Marlborough cultural life

  Marlborough has a rich musical and cultural history, with the Marlborough Repertory and Blenheim Operatic Societies having provided regular local entertainment for many decades.  But it was not always...

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• Stranding of the Hawea

  Imagine the drama there would be today if a ship ran aground on Rocks Road. Hawea, 1886, aground in Nelson The Union Company steamer, Hawea aground on the...

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• The Union Steam Ship Company

  The Great Days of the Union Steam Ship Company   Consider a modern innovation such as the internet and how it has changed our day-to-day lives. Even though...

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