Online local resources

From Te Ara (The Encyclopedia of NZ):

Richmond and the Waimea PlainsRichmond 2013 population: 12,276 Richmond is the second-largest town in the Nelson region, and lies on the shores of Waimea Inlet at the junction of state highways 6 and 60. The fertile flat lands of the Waimea Plains, including Richmond, were a focus of early settlement. The...

Nelson Provincial Museum - Online Collection

From Te Ara (The Encyclopedia of NZ):

Māori historyNelson’s eight tribes Māori know the northern South Island as Te Tau Ihu (the prow) of the canoe of the demigod Māui. There are eight mutually recognised tribes in the Nelson–Marlborough region – Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa and Rangitāne (Kurahaupō tribes), Ngāti ...

To visit The Prow - Stories from the Top of the South click here: http://www.theprow.org.nz/

Te Tau Ihu tribes

Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui is the prow of the demigod Māui’s canoe – the top of the South Island. Today, eight tribes form the region’s tangata whenua population.

Tohu Whenua – Sites of significance Nelson City Council (a video series)

Māori online resources - TDC

Websites for research as well as links to government departments and agencies.

To see the Iwi information, click on this link: https://www.tasman.govt.nz/my-region/iwi/

Treasured taonga at Nelson Museum connects to early pāA boulder crafted to the form of Rongo Mā Tāne, the atua (god) of cultivation and peace is one of the taonga at Nelson Provincial Museum.

Myths and legends give rise to many place names

The Prow - Place names of Te Tau Ihu (Top of the South)

Nelson place names.docx

Published 1906:

SKM_C250i23092114020.pdf

Resources for teachers from The Prow

Birth of Richmond.pdf