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• Maitai Dam

  Pre-dam schemes The Maitai River was first considered for water supply in the 1930s. At this time the Brook Scheme[sitetree_link,id=549] (commissioned in 1867) was unable to meet demand. Rather than proceed...

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• Stranding of the Lutterworth

  Lutterworth on Rocks. Lutterworth on Rocks. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 180994 Click to enlarge The threat of losing our famous Tāhunanui Beach has people scurrying for ways to...

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• Father Antoine Marie Garin

  On May 9, 1850, Father Antoine Marie Garin arrived in Nelson. During the next 40 years Father Garin would contribute hugely to the development of education in the area...

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• May's Retail, Butter and Bacon Empire

  The Store in Queen Street Richmond May’s store was an institution in early Richmond. It occupied a large, two-storied building on a prominent site and sold as wide a...

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• Omaka Cemetery

  One of the oldest and most well known cemeteries in the Marlborough District is Omaka Cemetery, which lies south west of the town's centre. Omaka Cemetery IMG 1113 Omaka Cemetery....

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