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Motueka and early settlement
Around 1839-1840, the Ngāti Rārua and Te Ātiawa people living in the Motueka region heard that a European settlement was likely to be established there and realised this offered ...
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Betsy Walter/Betsy Eyre and the Park named after her
Nelson City Councillor 1956-1962 ; 1965-1976 Deputy Mayor 1959-1962, 1965-1971 In 1956, twelve years after Laura Ingram[sitetree_link,id=822] was elected to the Motueka Borough Council, Betsy Walter (later Eyre) became Nelson's first...
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Fellworth House
*History of the house * Dignitaries, eminent scientists and many more, have passed through the doors of Fellworth House since it was built in 1876. The opulent 620 square metre...
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HMS New Zealand visits Picton
In 1913, Picton was visited by the largest warship that had ever come to New Zealand, the HMS New Zealand. HMS New Zealand visits Picton HMS New Zealand visits...
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Alton Street
Māori heritage The earliest human footprints across the Mahitahi floodplain, upon which Nelson City now sits, belong to the tangata whenua and manawhenua tribes of Whakatū. What is now Alton Street...
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