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• Pakohe - Argillite

  Known to Māori as pakohe, and to geologists as metamorphosed indurated mudstone, argillite is particularly associated with the Nelson-Marlborough region in New Zealand. It is found on Rangitoto (D'Urville Island), along the...

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• The Beginnings of Library Services in Golden Bay / Mohua

  Public libraries in New Zealand were set up not long after European settlement began in 1840. Recognised as the first library in the country was the one which...

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• John and Kurapa Davis

  We are inclined to think of New Zealand residents of the nineteenth century as being of either Māori or European background, but during the latter half of the...

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• Nelson's gateway sculptures

  The Novella Sculpture “Nau mai ki tōku Āhuru Mōwai” – Welcome to my safe home, to my sheltered haven.   He wāhi e tau ana te wairua pai, e marino...

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• Thomas Cawthron

  A self-made man who used his considerable fortune to make many gifts to his adopted city, Nelson. Thomas Cawthron has left many enduring legacies, including the Church steps...

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