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• The Nightingale Library Memorial

  The first library in Tāhunanui was housed in a cupboard at the back of the Town Hall  when Tāhunanui was administered by a Town Board. By the 1930's...

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• Albert Rainbow Tuffnell

  One of Richmond's early entrepreneurs, Albert Tuffnell played an important role in both business and local government in the Richmond borough. Albert-Rainbow-Tuffnell.jpg Albert Rainbow Tuffnell (Richmond Borough Council) Click image...

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• Bishops School Nelson

  Bishop's School had its beginnings with Bishop Augustus Selwyn. As the Anglican Bishop of New Zealand, he planned to establish church schools in every main town. Christ Church School...

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• Ahumāra - Māori horticulture

  The first Māori immigrants, who came from much warmer climes in the Pacific, were forced to adapt their horticultural methods quickly in order to survive. Kūmara, in particular, required...

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• Karaitianatanga - Māori and Christianity

  Māori had a complex system of faith and worship, not unlike Greek, Roman and Jewish traditions. Io, the Creator, was ‘... a primary core, heart, essence, who existed...

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