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• The Tangata Whenua Tribes of Te Tau Ihu

  Three of the eight tangata whenua tribes in Te Tau Ihu (Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Apa) are of Kurahaupo waka origins; three (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata and...

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• Maori and education

  Pre-European Māori learned by oral methods which developed strong memory skills and powerful oratory. Early European visitors and settlers admired Māori intelligence. Dieffenbach (1839) wrote: Greenwood, Sarah: The Motueka...

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• Glenhope Pioneers

  The pioneers of the Hope Valley are commemorated by a memorial at Glenhope. The small rock cairn was originially erected by the Owen Women’s Institute in 1935, close to...

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• La Bella Vita - Italians in Nelson

  The first Italians came to the top of the South Island for different reasons, with the majority escaping poverty and a lack of opportunity in their homeland. One of...

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• Wakapuaka Cemetery

  *Wakapuaka *Over the years the spelling of this area has altered between Whakapuaka and Wakapuaka, as has the pronunciation, depending upon changing dialects. The name originates from the legendary explorer...

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