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• Matangi Āwhio

  1. Early residents at Matangi Āwhio - Pohea and Tamangakau *Place Names *An old tradition recounted by kaumatua of Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Koata offers one explanation for the...

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• Captain Edward Fearon

  The King of Motueka Times were turbulent when one of Motueka’s earliest Pakeha pioneers arrived to take up his newly-bought block of land. Edward Fearon had barely pitched his...

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• Sunnyside and the Fells

  The house called Sunnyside, located in Nelson's "dress circle", and completed in 1854, was built for Alfred Fell, a prominent, mid-19th century Nelson citizen. The house forms the basis...

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• Pioneers of the Wairau Valley North Bank

  The North Bank of the Wairau Valley in Marlborough was a promising landscape for people wanting to do their best for their families. With plenty of quartz creeks...

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• James Durden

  A solitary grave stone perched on a lonely grass and flax covered coastal terrace 1km north of the Anatori River, North West Nelson, marks the final resting place...

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