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• Mōkai - Slavery in Colonial Times

  As in many other cultures, slavery was a key element of Māori society.  Mōkai (servants or slaves) were usually spoils of war, condemned to lives of drudgery, danger,...

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• The voyage of the SS Lyttelton

  London to Wellington in 462 days The Nelson waterfront is now the domain of the chardonnay set, but from the deck of the recreational fishing berth you'll see an...

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• The Parihaka Prophets in Nelson

  In the 1860's and 1870's Taranaki Māori were troubled by Government determination to enforce European settlement of traditional lands. Promised reserves did not eventuate and, by 1866, dispossessed Māori...

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• Nelson's Public Art

  Nelson has a range of public art works, many, but not all, of them located in the central city area.  Millers Acre art millers acre vessel The Vessel...

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• Lake Grassmere

  When Kupe circumnavigated New Zealand, c. 900 AD, Māori tradition is that he was obstructed by the inhabitants in the vicinity of, what is now, Lake Grassmere.  In...

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