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Ferdinand Hochstetter
Just how did a German geologist come to survey the Nelson region's mineral resources, gift a major mineral and fossil collection to the Nelson Institute and lay the...
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Tawhiri comes home
In 1951 an ocean race was sailed from Wellington to Lyttelton as a celebration of the Canterbury centennial. Tawhiri comes home crew Tawhiri and crew upon finishing...
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Sid Harling
Blenheim mayor and ideas man In around 1950, the Harling family, Sid, Mary Grace and their daughter Wendy, settled in Blenheim, having migrated from Canada. New Zealand was not...
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Springbok Tour in Nelson 1981
In 1981 the South African rugby team, the Springboks, toured New Zealand. The protests against this tour reached a level unparalleled in New Zealand history. This reflected the...
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The Gathering dance festival
The Gathering dance festival was first held on New Years Eve in 1996 amongst the limestone karst, beech forests and rocky outcrops of the Canaan Downs on Tākaka Hill....
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