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• The Nelson Contingent at Parihaka

  *The Nelson Company of Volunteers* In mid-June 1880 the grateful citizens of Nelson and outlying settlements gave prizes to the volunteers for their sharp-shooting at the range. The firing...

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• Pioneers of the Wairau Valley North Bank

  The North Bank of the Wairau Valley in Marlborough was a promising landscape for people wanting to do their best for their families. With plenty of quartz creeks...

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• Anzac Park and its surroundings

  Anzac Park, originally known as Milton's Acre, has changed considerably over time, largely because of land reclamation.   Milton's Acre - A Ship's Anchor Acre anzac-picture-1.jpg Nelson from Matangi Āwhio, Nelson...

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• Getting established in Marlborough

  Marlborough’s first decades after European colonisation were rather rocky. The Wairau Affray[sitetree_link,id=467]  in 1843 badly frightened potential colonists to the Wairau. Strong earthquakes[sitetree_link,id=749] in 1848 and 1855 and severe flooding[sitetree_link,id=249] showed...

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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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