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Place names of the Waimea Islands
Although the fourteen or so islands of the Waimea Inlet have an enduring and busy Māori history, many of them are named after early European owners or residents....
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Shirley Nalder
1986-1989 Golden Bay County Councillor Shirley Nalder Shirley Nalder. Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson Mail Collection: 3363A. Dairy farmer Shirley Nalder (nee James) served one term as the Collingwood riding representative on...
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Resolution Bay or Atapu
It has been suggested that the Māori name for this bay, which is off Tōtaranui/ Queen Charlotte Sound, should perhaps be O-Tapu, (a sacred place) or Ata-po (early dawn). Captain...
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Motupipi Library
The first library in Golden Bay / Mohua appears to have been the Motupipi Library, housed in the original school in the township of Clifton. Although accounts for...
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Antonio Wett
Background Antonio Wett was an early resident of Nelson, arriving there in about 1866. In the following 44 years, until his death in 1910, he married, had a family...
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