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Tui France
Nelson City Councillor 1992 - 2001 Deputy Mayor 1995 - 19981992, and the Council was preparing to demolish the former Council Chambers - the 1903 building - a deemed earthquake risk. This was a highly...
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Gail Collingwood
Nelson City councillor 1995 - 2013 Deputy Mayor 2001 - 2007I stood for election in 1995 as I had been involved with lobbying Council with submissions on various issues like resource consents, annual...
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Women Decision-makers of Nelson 1956-2018
Like many cities in New Zealand, the present geographic boundaries of Nelson City Council have enlarged somewhat over the years. Originally Tahunanui, Stoke, Atawhai and the Whangamoa Riding were part...
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Harold Bernard Jellyman
Harold Bernard Jellyman, 1894 – 1917, was one of the eight Stoke men known to have died in World War I. He is commemorated on the Stoke Memorial Gates.Harold Jellyman. Image courtesy of Pat LomathClick...
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Maungatapu Murders - The notorious Burgess Gang
The trial of the notorious Burgess gang caused a sensation in the small town of Nelson in 1866. Murder was a rare crime and this one involved not just one, but five victims, and everyone was desperate...
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John and Ann Doidge nee Branton
Seaview Cemetery Block 24, Plot 475 John and Ann (née Branton) Doidge, pioneer immigrants from Launceston in Cornwall, England, arrived in Nelson on board the Inchinnan in 1856 with five children:...
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Rev. T.D. Nicholson
The Rev. Thomas Dickson Nicholson was the first Presbyterian Minister of Nelson and Marlborough.Rev. T.D. Nicholson, Marlborough MuseumClick to enlargeHe was born at Howthat farm in the Scottish county...
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Theatre Royal Nelson
The Theatre Royal in Nelson is over 130 years old, making it one of the oldest wooden theatres in New Zealand. Before the theatre closed in 2005, around 22,000 visitors a year1 enjoyed the theatre and...
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Nita Knight
Nita Knight, Councillor 1998 - 2004Nelson City Councillor 1998 - 2004I served as a Nelson City Councillor for six years from 1998 to 2004. The Mayor during that time was Paul Matheson, the Deputy Mayor...
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Denise Henigan
Nelson City Councillor 2001 - 2010Recycling, or Nelson's lack thereof, was a key motivator in running for Council. Getting elected was incredible! It propelled me into a political whirlwind that I had...
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Jan Fryer
Nelson City Councillor 2003 - 2007 I was elected to Nelson City Council in June 2003 through a by-election, following the death of long serving Councillor, Jo Raine. My background was in local...
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Babbie Joyce
Nelson City Councillor 2001 - 2004My husband and I sailed from the east coast of the USA and arrived in New Zealand in 1990. We decided to get residency in 1993 and citizenship in 1997. In 1998 we...
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Anne Redwood
Tasman District Councillor 1995-1998 Anne RedwoodBeing involved in local government politics was not on my agenda but from October 1995 to October 1998 that all changed. Shifting back to Murchison...
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Eileen Wilkins
2004-2013Tasman District Councillor Eileen WilkinsMy involvement with the Kiyosato Friendship Committee and a visit to Japan in 1997, was the start of my interest in local government. I stood and was...
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Judene Edgar
2007-2016Tasman District Councillor Judene EdgarBorn and bred in Richmond, I shifted back to the district after 18 years away to find significant population growth. But services, facilities and...
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Glenys Glover B.Com, CA
2007-2013Tasman District Councillor Glenys GloverI stood for the Tasman District Council because I had a real interest in good planning, particularly as it affected the community's connection with the...
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Martine Bouillir
2010-2016Tasman District Councillor Martine BouillirRunning for the Golden Bay ward of the Tasman District Council came to me serendipitously. I'd always been active in my community, so requests from...
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Elaine Taylor M.H.Sc
1985-1992Waimea County Councillor 1985-1989Tasman District Councillor 1989-1992 Elaine Taylor 24 September 1992. Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson Mail Collection: C12480.Born and raised in Wellington,...
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Colleen Twin QSM
1983-1992Waimea County Councillor 1983-1989Tasman District Councillor 1989-1992 Colleen Twin 31 December 1993. Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson Mail Collection: C17936.Because I had been involved in...
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Patricia O'Shea (Burnett) B.A.
1983-2007Motueka Borough Councillor 1983-1989Tasman District Councillor 1998-2007 Pat O'Shea 18 February 1992. Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson Mail Collection: C10254Born in Matamata in 1940, Patricia...
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