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• Early Mailboats in the Sounds

  In the past, as today, people living in the Sounds required a postal service.  Picton had a mail service from Wellington as early as 1856, the first Postmaster...

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• Nelson's Botanical Reserve

  The Botanical Reserve was set aside by the New Zealand Company in 1858 for public use. The area comprises two distinct parts, the playing field on the corner...

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• Appo Hocton

  Jumped ship to become first Chinese Immigrant to New Zealand It was an unconventional arrival for New Zealand's first Chinese immigrant in 1842. Wong Ah Poo Hoc Ting, approx.1820-1920,...

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• Esther Lock

  Esther Georgina Lock nee Levien came to public life in the shadow of her husband, William Lock, who was the 13th Mayor of Nelson, but she went on to...

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• Founders Book Fair

  Normal 0 false false false EN-NZ X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 2013 marked 25 years since the beginning of the iconic Founders Book Fair. Starting from humble beginnings as a one-day...

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