The ‘Taonga Post’ project was undertaken by local residents, with the support of Nelson City Council, to create a beacon connecting the CBD of Nelson city to Washington Valley. The work celebrates past, present and future generations.

The site marks three key features – the headland pa of Matangi Awhio (the place of ‘swirling sea breezes’); a once lapping tidal estuary known to the tangata whenua of Whakatu as Paruparu; and a European settler, hill route to Port Nelson.

Photo: Martin De Ruyter Nelson Mail

 

 

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“Tangata Taonga”