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• The Nelson Railway

  Despite more than 80 years of drive and determination on the part of Nelsonians to work towards a railway that would end their isolation from the rest of...

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• Samuels Rose Garden

  The garden at Broadgreen House, Stoke    There’s a story behind every name. This one could be called ‘Pie cart helps deliver roses’, but in a roundabout way. Stephen James...

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• Jane Evans

  Jane Evans - a joyful artist Jane Evans was born on New Year's Eve, 1946.  Her father, Dr George Evans, was a community minded old style family GP, and...

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• Cricket in the Colonies

  International cricket came to Nelson on January 4, 2014, when the Black Caps took on the West Indies in a one-day international - New Zealand winning by 58...

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• Wangapeka Gold

  Gold was known in the Wangapeka district from the late 1850s.1  However, although an award was paid in 1861 to prospectors for the discovery of gold in the area,...

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