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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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• Isel House and Park

  A historic park and house, named after Isel, a small village in Cumbria England, and a recreation ground form part of the legacy left by the Marsden family...

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• Nelson's Botanical Reserve

  The Botanical Reserve was set aside by the New Zealand Company in 1858 for public use. The area comprises two distinct parts, the playing field on the corner...

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• Port Nelson

  Nelson Haven has undergone remarkable change over the last 150 years. From its humble beginnings as a snapper spawning ground to the full scale international port here today,...

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• Tahuna Beach

  Tahunanui Beach did not exist when Nelson was settled by Europeans.  What is now the beach was once mudflat near the edge of the main channel draining the...

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