Friends of the Maitai

For a cool, clear, clean flowing Maitai river

Maitai Stories Maurice Gee

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Nelson City Council and the Maitai Story Map host the videos of histories and memories of the Maitai/Mahitahi. In this video author Maurice Gee tells how the Maitai River and area influenced some of his most famous novels … [Read more...]

Precious memory

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We live next o the Maitai river so it's part of our daily life. One fine summer day we had a family picnic including our 2 dogs and the kayak. The big brown one , the big bull mastiff in the kayak does not like the water. In fact watching him attempting to swim or more stay above water was just … [Read more...]

Childhood Memories of Sleepy Hollow

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By Aubrey Spear. I was only a little fellow, but can now visualise the old home, with four peaked gables, built on the terrace in that lovely old part of town, so near to the beloved river the Maitai. Many happy hours were spent swimming and trying to catch cockerbullies, crawlers and shrimps, … [Read more...]