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• A Woman of the Wairau

  When young Stella Maxted arrived in the Wairau Valley from Blenheim, she did not know that she was to become part of a valley dynasty and farm there...

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• Aratuna Normanby Bridge

  The Bridge, Eels and the Maitai River The new Aratuna Normanby Bridge was opened to traffic on Tuesday 15 July 2008. Eleven months in the building, it cost $1.5...

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• Dana Wensley

  2016- Tasman District Councillor   Dana Wensley Dana Wensley I was brought up with the philosophy that if you don't like something you get involved and try to change it. My...

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• Wakapuaka Cemetery

  *Wakapuaka *Over the years the spelling of this area has altered between Whakapuaka and Wakapuaka, as has the pronunciation, depending upon changing dialects. The name originates from the legendary explorer...

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• Early Renwick

  *Scottish town on the Wairau Plain * Scotsman, Dr Thomas Renwick, was the ship's surgeon on the Thomas Harrison, which arrived in Nelson in 1842. He bought Dumgree in the Awatere in 1848,...

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