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• The Nelson piecart

  About 1926 or 1927 our father S.J. [Jim] Samuels finished his sixth form year at Ashburton High School. He went to work at Clark's nurseries in Ashburton. He...

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• Gold Point Mining

  In 1872, Charles Greenlaw was prospecting in the Queen Charlotte Sound when he found “auriferous (gold bearing) quartz” on the western side near Picton. This led to the declaration...

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• Patricia Tindle

  Nelson City Councillor 1974 - 1986 and Deputy Mayor 1980 - 1986 Patricia (Pat) Tindle began a twelve-year tenure on the Nelson City Council, in 1974, aged 37. By...

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• The first Taranaki War and Te Tau Ihu

  The First Taranaki War (1860-1861) was an event of great significance in New Zealand history. The event took place in Taranaki, hence its name, yet its effects were...

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• Judy Greer

  Nelson City Councillor 1989 - 1992 During the mid-1980s I was involved in the Tahunanui Playgroup and its development into a community centre with its own building on Burrell...

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