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Alton Street
Maori heritageThe earliest human footprints across the Mahitahi floodplain, upon which Nelson City now sits, belong to the tangata whenua and manawhenua tribes of Whakatu. What is now Alton Street was...
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Matthew Campbell 1815-1883
Matthew Campbell is typical of many of the early Nelson immigrants. He flourished in the egalitarian colonial society he settled in, and was instrumental in laying the foundation of a national...
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Margaret Churchward, business woman
Margaret was born in her family's Nelson Street home in Blenheim in 1915, as the only child of William and Lucy Churchward. William was a well known lawyer who practised for 55 years in...
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Maggie and Cora Mills, signatories
Maggie and Cora Evlyn Mills (1854—1939; 1871—1945)Maggie and Cora Mills (1854—1939; 1871—1945). Image supplied by authorMaggie Mills (mother) and Cora Evlyn Mills (daughter) signed the petition...
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Jane Hunter, viticulturist
“Hunter’s support many local community activities because it is important not only to foster relationships but add something back to the community which has given us credibility and support.”Jane...
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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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Women Decision-Makers of Tasman 1944-2018
In 1893 when women gained the right to vote in central and local government elections there were several local authorities in the Tasman area. Gradually these have been amalgamated, culminating in the...
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Anne Turley
2016-Tasman District Councillor Anne TurleyIn 2016, a few weeks before the local body elections, I was approached to stand for Tasman District Council. Initially I was surprised and declined.However,...
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Dana Wensley
2016-Tasman District Councillor Dana WensleyI was brought up with the philosophy that if you don't like something you get involved and try to change it. My interest in politics stems from having a...
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Sue Brown
2016-Tasman District Councillor Sue BrownMy motivation to stand began long before I realised or recognised it. The 'university of life' was moulding my passion and energy gradually through my time at...
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Ada Redwood, Councillor
Ada McDonald, 1867-1943, was a widow in 1908 when she married Frederick Redwood, gentleman sheep farmer of Spring Creek. They were together until his death in 1919.Ada Redwood. Image supplied by...
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Rachel Reese JP
Nelson City Councillor 2007 - 2013 Deputy Mayor 2007 - 2010 Mayor Nelson City 2013 -Jenny Rowan, the former Mayor of Kapiti, was the first person that suggested my future might be in local government....
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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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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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Fellworth House
History of the houseDignitaries, eminent scientists and many more, have passed through the doors of Fellworth House since it was built in 1876. The opulent 620 square metre home was designed for one of...
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James Sinclair
Fiery, ambitious Scotsman was ‘King of the Beaver’Born in Caithness, in the north of Scotland,1 James Sinclair was described as a clear-headed, strong-minded Scotsman, who, by his dominating...
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Charles Yates Fell and his Memorial
Charles Yates Fell was born in Nelson in 1844. He was the son of Alfred Fell, merchant and early settler, brother of the English politician Arthur Fell and grandson of Henry Seymour, after whom Seymour...
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Sunnyside and the Fells
The house called Sunnyside, located in Nelson's "dress circle", and completed in 1854, was built for Alfred Fell, a prominent, mid-19th century Nelson citizen. The house forms the basis of the larger,...
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Graves of Fairfield Park
Fairfield Park, one of Nelson’s first cemeteries, was created in 1851 and over 78 people were buried here before it closed in 1910. It had various names, including Old Trafalgar Street Cemetery, or...
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Mary Mulvey, signatory (1822 - 1922)
In 1893 when she signed the petition Mrs Mary Mulvey was 71 years old and a widow. Her husband, John, the local milkman, had been charged with threatening his wife in 1868. He died in 1885.Mary Mulvey...
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