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• Pelorus Jack

  A world famous dolphin For nearly 25 years, Pelorus Jack, a Risso's dolphin, met and escorted ships travelling between Wellington and Nelson across Admiralty Bay, north of French Pass. In...

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• Wairau Affray

  The Wairau Affray, also known as the Wairau Massacre or the Wairau Incident, was the first significant armed conflict between Māori and British settlers after the signing of the Treaty...

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• Felix Tanner

  McDoald, T W (Colonel) :Felix Tanner ca 1904 McDonald, T. W. (Colonel) :Felix Tanner ca 1904. Alexander Turnbull LibraryClick image to enlarge There is no doubt that Felix Tanner...

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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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• Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri

  Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri a numerous and fierce tribe, dominated the north-western quadrant of the South Island for at least 200 years.  Their ancestors arrived in Aotearoa from Hawaiki on the Kurahaupo waka,...

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