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• Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri

  Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri a numerous and fierce tribe, dominated the north-western quadrant of the South Island for at least 200 years.  Their ancestors arrived in Aotearoa from Hawaiki on the Kurahaupo waka,...

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• Guinness comes to the Top of the South

  The renowned Irish Guinness family and their equally famous stout have a strong connection to the Nelson, Tasman, and Golden Bay regions, dating back to the 1850s. The...

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• Blenheim, or "The Beaver"

  The Wairau Affray in 1843 badly frightened potential European settlers of the Wairau and it was to be several more years before the Nelson settlers again began to consider...

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• Nile Street Walk

  Nine Near Nile This walk takes you through a slice of Nelson's history. Take an actual or virtual walk around the streets using the GPS and audio links below. The audio...

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• Murchison and the Buller

  Murchison’s story and the Buller River and its tributaries are inextricably entwined.  The mighty Buller begins its 177 km journey to the West Coast from the Nelson Lakes National...

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