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• Marlborough Aviation

  Imagine the excitement in August, 1920 when Captain Euan Dickson touched down in his Avro 504K, D6243 on a Dillon's Point (Blenheim) farm. He was en route from...

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• Timber Pioneers

  William Brownlee (1828-1917)and Edward Baigent (1813-1892) were two of Marlborough/Nelson's most successful sawmillers. Generations of both families continued to work in the timber and forestry industries until the end...

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• Maori Soils

  The first Maori immigrants, who came from much warmer climes, were forced to adapt their horticultural methods quickly in order to survive. Kumara, in particular, required a long, warm...

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• Maori and Whaling

  Ancient archaeological finds in Te Tau Ihu include whale tooth pendants, whalebone amulets and other adornments, and simulated whale teeth made from local serpentine. It is not clear whether...

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• What’s in a name – Wakatu or Whakatu?

  Many Maori names of localities and landscape features are no longer known, and where they have been preserved, the reason for the name may have disappeared in the...

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