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• A communal lifestyle

  During the 1970s, many alternative lifestylers established communes to escape materialism and the pressures of society. They were attracted to rural Tasman and Golden Bay by the beautiful environment,...

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• Glenhope Pioneers

  The pioneers of the Hope Valley are commemorated by a memorial at Glenhope. The small rock cairn was originally erected by the Owen Women’s Institute in 1935, close to...

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• Thomas and Susan Robinson nee Stephenson

  *Seaview Cemetery Block 10, Plot 184* Robinson Bros in Main Road Stoke was originally an export orchard set up in 1910 by Thomas Robinson. Thomas was born in Clough,...

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• Education in Marlborough

  Marlborough's early schools faced a tough beginning. The first school was established by Nelson settlers but, after separation in 1859, Marlborough's education system suffered from a lack of money....

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• How Brightwater got its name

  "Bright water for me" According to some sources, Brightwater was named after the bright, clear waters of the Wairoa River. In part this may be true, but it seems...

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