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• Marlborough Sounds Whaling

  For nearly 140 years, whales on their annual migration north were spotted by whalers from hilltop lookouts at the entrance to Tory Channel. Whale chasing boats then raced out to harpoon them...

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• Awatere Road Rail Bridge

  For over 100 years the bridge at Seddon over the Awatere River has carried road and rail traffic, a unique link on State Highway One.  This all changed...

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• Women artists

  FRANK, Rosaline (1864-1954) Rosaline Margaret Frank (or Rose Frank) was one of New Zealand's first professional women photographers, and the first in Nelson. She was born on 21 December...

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• Te Rae o Karaka or Karaka Point

  Te Rae o Karaka Historic Reserve occupies a narrow headland that juts out into Totaranui (Queen Charlotte Sound), between Waikawa and Whatamango Bays. It is situated on what is...

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• Meretoto - Captain Cook's Ship Cove

  Captain James Cook spent a total of 328 days exploring the New Zealand coastline during his three voyages. The initial purpose of Cook's voyages was to observe the Transit of Venus in...

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