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• New Zealand's first rugby club

  On 30 May 1868 a notable event occurred in the small town of Nelson: the formation of The Nelson Football Club which, within two years, became the Nelson Rugby Football Club. This was...

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• Dame Cath and Sir Greg of Mapua

  Dame Cath gets a right royal roasting for knighting ‘Sir Greg’ A mock knighthood of Mapua’s Greg Olsen at a historic gathering in Golden Bay to celebrate the...

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• Te Tau Ihu and astronomy

  The Nelson region has had some interesting and significant connections with astronomy - from the era of Kupe, to the Black Birch observatory. The Nelson Science Society continues to...

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• Nelson City Council - the origins

  The first Nelson Provincial Council was elected in 1853 and housed in the large Provincial Council buildings in Bridge St (near the current Nelson Courthouse) from around 1859. The...

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• Nelson Literary Ramble

  This walk takes you on a literary tour of Nelson. Take a real or virtual stroll around the streets and find out more about the places you pass...

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