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• Wakefield's Memorial Riwaka

  Kaiteriteri/ Puketawai Reserve and Captain Wakefield’s memorial In August 2014 a pyramidal rock memorial, celebrating Captain Wakefield's[sitetree_link,id=468] landing in October 1841 and the arrival place of Riwakas' pioneer settlers in May...

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• Dick Roberts

  Photographer, teacher and experimental farmer, Dick Roberts, is regarded as a leader of the organic and alternative lifestyle movement in New Zealand.  He came from England to New Zealand...

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• The deer park in Todds Valley 1910-1916

  When settlers arrived in Nelson in 1841 there were few animals or game birds readily available as a source of food.  Some animals and plants were introduced in...

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• Branford Park

  Branford Park lies alongside the northern banks of the cherished Maitai River close to the city of Nelson. The park has a history of conflicting rights and needs...

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• Jack Rawson at Gallipoli

  Nelson resident, Dick Rawson, tells the story of his father’s role, as a doctor, in World War I. This is part three of Jack Rawson’s story. Part one...

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