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• The Picton volunteers

  In early Pakeha settlement, the tradition of a voluntary military service was carried over from England, and a Volunteer Corps[http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d19-d7.html] was formed in New Zealand, mainly because of the perceived threat...

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• Takaka Hill tracks and roads

  This story provides additional information about early access over Takaka Hill.[the-lime-and-marble-of-takaka-hill/] Takaka Hill[assets/Your_stories/Takaka-Hill.jpg]Climber: Takaka Hill Road by chillicheese (Flickr image). Click to enlarge George Murray and party left Riwaka 25 April 1844...

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• Telephones in Blenheim

  When I see young folk walking along the footpath and communicating with their friends using text messages on their cell phones, I realise how far telephone communication has come...

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• Place names of Nelson

  When we stroll around the streets of Nelson, it is difficult to imagine what they would have been like 160 years ago.  The worn down tracks which have...

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• Wakapuaka North

  About 14km North of Nelson is a picturesque area that one might think of as just farmland. Ngāti Tama settled here around 1825 and have recently signed a...

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