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• Nelson Haven, Trafalgar cycleway and the Atawhai Landfill

  In pre-European times the Haven and the Maitai River[maitai-valley/] formed a mahinga kai or food gathering destination for Māori. Seasonal camps were occupied to gather nature’s bounty. Charles...

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• Glenhope Pioneers

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

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• Paturau

  Paturau - a legacy in the making  It is hard to believe Harry Richards will turn 80 in December, as he is still very much in the saddle....

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• Cawthron Institute

  It was a love of science and the foresight of a Nelson philanthropist, Thomas Cawthron, that led to the establishment of an institute that is now a world...

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• Kupe and the Boulder Bank

  The distinctive Boulder Bank protecting Nelson Haven, known to Māori as Te Taero a Kereopa or Te Tahuna a Tama-i-ea, was named to commemorate exploits during Kupe's visit...

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