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• The Tangata Whenua Tribes of Te Tau Ihu

  There are eight iwi which are tangata whenua in Te Tau Ihu: Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō are of Kurahaupō waka origins. They were the tangata whenua...

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• The lime and marble of Tākaka Hill

  Tākaka Hill divides Nelson and Golden Bay / Mohua. Its steep, twisting road reveals the ancient craggy lime and marble formations and caving system that give the hill...

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• Arthur Wakefield

  Captain Arthur Wakefield (1799-1843)  was regarded as a fine naval officer and after retiring early from the Royal Navy, became resident agent of the new Nelson settlement. He was...

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• Te Awatea Hou

  Waitangi Day in 1990 was special, as it was the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The largest gathering ever seen of Māori tribal war canoes (waka...

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• Plane crash at Tākaka

  Max Heath survived World War II as a fighter pilot, came home to Tākaka and not long after, was killed in a plane crash.1 The 25-year-old warrant officer from...

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