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Shirley Nalder
1986-1989Golden Bay County Councillor Shirley Nalder. Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson Mail Collection: 3363A.Dairy farmer Shirley Nalder (nee James) served one term as the Collingwood riding...
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Barbara Heaton
1994-1998Tasman District Councillor Barbara HeatonIt was my involvement in the Richmond Community Health Group, Nelson Health Action and other community organisations that prompted me to stand for...
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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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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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Tahunanui - the school by the sands
The story of Tahunanui School mirrors the rapid development its seaside location and the nearby beach into an established community and popular summer holiday destination.1View of Tahuna from Paddy's...
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Nelson Roller Sports Club
The Nelson Roller Sports Club is one of the longest running clubs in the country and is fortunate to have owned this permanent facility at the Tahunanui Beach Council Reserve since its inception in the...
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Early Jewish Settlement in Nelson
Jewish traders were recorded in New Zealand as early as 1829, and these were probably sealers and whalers. There were a number of Jewish shareholders in the New Zealand Company which was set up by...
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Mayors of Nelson
Mayoral Memorial Walk Mayoral memories walk, Nelson City Council.Click to enlarge or download as PDFThis walk maps the early history of the Nelson City Council under the leadership of some Mayors who...
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The Mayoral Shop
The premises at 83-86 Bridge Street in Nelson were the birthplace of the mayoral ambitions of three families.The first owner Moss Davis (1847-1933), an early Nelson Jewish merchant, set up shop in the...
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29 Bridge Street, Nelson
Historic gem in Bridge StreetAt 29 Bridge street is a small commercial building dating back to c1855, whose frontage is in its roughly original shape. It is believed to be the oldest commercial...
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A historic New Street residence
21 New Street, Nelson. The Twist Family residence21 New Street is located on the fringes of the historic central business district of Nelson. A house on the property was built for William and Annie...
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Mount Arthur and the Tableland
Tuao Wharepapa and the land around itMt Arthur and the Tableland have played host to gold prospectors, graziers, botanists, skiers, trampers, tourists, artists, a Bishop, and Henry and Annie Chaffey -...
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Reverend brothers Arthur and Reginald Hermon
Bishopdale Old Boys“Young men must be found for the ministry, and they should be fit and proper men. They must be men who feel called to the work, and above all they should be those in whose hearts was...
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From Cairo to Ngatimoti
Or Around the World in 100 Years: the WW1 postcard that lost its wayFront of Hector Guy’s postcard. A. McFadgenPoignant flotsam from the First World War, postcards written by serving soldiers to...
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New and altered geographic names of Te Tau ihu
On 1 August 2014 a number of new or altered geographic names took effect as a result of the following Treaty Claims settlements:Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia and Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Treaty of...
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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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The Nelson piecart
About 1926 or 27 our father S.J. [Jim] Samuels finished his sixth form year at Ashburton High School. He went to work at Clark's nurseries in Ashburton. He finished his apprenticeship, but as so often...
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Stoke Library
The first Stoke library was opened in the 1940's, thanks to the commitment of a group of residents, led by Fred Reed, who were mainly connected with the Stoke School board. The group applied for access...
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Wakefield's Libraries
From the Nelson Examiner, 23 July 1856Local IntelligenceOPENING OF THE WAIMEA SOUTH LITERARY INSTITUTION. On Thursday last, the first building erected in Waimea South for a Literary Institution was...
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Settlement in Stoke
Stoke was once a swampy area with numerous small streams. When Maori arrived in this area, it was a wetland with numerous streams draining water from the hills to the sea. Covered with flax and raupo...
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