http://www.theprow.org.nz/society/?start=0 Stories about the way people have lived in the top of the South: stories about iwi and the land, colonial settlement, governance, different communities, education, housing, health and more. en http://www.wotzwot.com/rssxl.php http://www.theprow.org.nz/german-settlement-in-nelson/ Nelson’s earliest German settlers faced disappointment and hardship and were driven away from the Moutere Valley by poor soil and constant floods. http://www.theprow.org.nz/la-bella-vita/ Not only did Nelson’s Italian community grow superb tomatoes and vegetables in The Wood area, but their culture and family values have been an integ... http://www.theprow.org.nz/suffragettes/ A woman who concealed her true identity under the pen name Femina was New Zealand’s pioneer suffragette. A few years later the founding principal of... http://www.theprow.org.nz/development-of-tertiary-education/ The first European settlers brought a desire to better themselves and their children through education and vocational training. This vision became rea... http://www.theprow.org.nz/new-zealand-company/ New Zealand Company founder and director, Edward Gibbon Wakefield believed a successful colony needed to attract a balance of capitalists and labour. ... http://www.theprow.org.nz/marlborough-s-early-churches/ There was a tradition of tolerance and goodwill between Marlborough’s Christian churches from the earliest days, when dedicated ministers and priest... http://www.theprow.org.nz/education-in-nelson/ Nelson Province played an important role in the history of New Zealand education http://www.theprow.org.nz/education-in-marlborough/ Marlborough’s early schools faced a tough beginning. http://www.theprow.org.nz/the-scandalous-chieftain/ A scandal on board the ship Chieftain in 1858 caused a stir in the local newspapers http://www.theprow.org.nz/nelsons-ditch/ The last time Trafalgar Street had major drain works was almost 150 years ago, when the original drain was laid, replacing the infamous Ditch