The people of the Top of the South

Stories about the people who have played a significant, or interesting, role in the history and life of the top of the South Island of New Zealand.

See related stories on this site:

• Suffragettes - Kate Edger and Mary Ann Muller
• Thomas and James Marsden of Isel Park
• Abel Tasman
• Maori Rescues (Huria Matenga)
• Chaffeys and asbestos
• Isel Park (Thomas Marsden)
• Ship Cove and Captain Cook
• Notable Women (from Nelson City Council website)
• Albert Charles Jennings and Anzac Old Boys (Boer War, WWI, WWII)
• Eileen Duggan
• Jens Hansen
• Dumont D'Urville's Tasman Bay Odyssey
• Joy Cowley
• Ernest Rutherford's early life
• Newman Brothers
• Tamati Pirimona Marino
• Wiremu Kingi Te Koihua
• Te Puoho ki Te Rangi
• George Batt - Drover and Bullocky
• Tyree Brothers

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Stories

1. Eelco Boswijk
   never a dull moment... read more
2. Rod Dixon
   Rod Dixon is a Nelson born runner, who became an Olympic medal winner. read more
3. Mayors of Nelson
   A tour of the Mayoral graves in Wakapuaka cemetery read more
4. Fred Gibbs
   F. G. Gibbs' life never lacked adventure, drama and determination and Nelson would have been much poorer without him. read more
5. Buzz Falconer and the Talisman
   Buzz Falconer is a link with the days of the wooden hulled sculls read more
6. Constance Barnicoat
   Constance Barnicoat Grande, 1872 – 1922, journalist, interpreter, mountaineer, traveller and British imperialist was a remarkable woman. read more
7. George Fairweather Moonlight
   George Moonlight was a self-sufficient explorer and gold prospector of uncanny ability. read more
8. Bryce Jones
   Bryce Jones played a pivotal role in shaping the Nelson Public Libraries as we know them today, overseeing the transition from a subscription library ... read more
9. Marian Gunn
   Marian Gunn was the Manager of Nelson Public Libraries from 1987 to 2001 read more
10. Elma Turner
    A woman who breathed life into a long standing project to create a free public library service in Nelson read more