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• Lily Robertson and the Lighthouse

  My Life by Lily Robertson (1878-1956) Nelson Lighthouse  Excerpt from the Lighthouse by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from Lily's diary. Click image to enlarge My birthplace was at the home of...

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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 Maori or European background but during the latter half of the...

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• Edward Landon-Lane (1871-1945)

  Edward, (or Ted as he was affectionately known) was a common face in Marlborough's early days and especially in his later life when he lived down at the...

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• The Brothers Islands and Lighthouse

  Off the north end of Arapawa Island in Cook Strait lie a group of islets known as The Brothers.  In Maori tradition, these are Ngawhatu Kai-ponu: ‘the eyeballs...

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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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