Endeavour Inlet and the Antimony Mine
Endeavour Inlet was so named by Captain James Cook after his ship Endeavour, which anchored in Queen Charlotte Sound in 1770. At the time this, and other bays...
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The Murchison Earthquake
*Shaky Ground* For centuries before Europeans arrived, Māori had experienced rū whenua - 'the shaking of the land'. According to Māori tradition, earthquakes are caused by the god Rūaumoko (or...
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John Harris and Emma Ching
*John Harris and Emma Ching, nee Jellyman later Simmonds* - *Seaview Cemetery: Block 24, Plot 479* harrisching Headstone of John Harris and Emma Ching Seaview Cemetery The following information is...
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The Execution of the Maungatapu Murderers
Nelson's First Hanging At 8.30am, on Friday 5 October, 1866, the twang of three hangmen's ropes brought an end to the grisliest episode in Nelson's early European history. The...
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Auckland Point School
*Auckland Point School Through the Decades 1927 - 2011* Auckland Point School was once one of the largest schools in Nelson, opening in 1927 with a roll call...
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