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Golden Bay

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Golden Bay

Some of the tribes who came to the Nelson region from the North Island first settled in the Golden Bay area, which was known as Te Taitapu.

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Hilary Mitchell and John Mitchell, Te Tau Ihu tribes – The migration from Hawaiki and beyond, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/545/golden-bay (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hilary Mitchell and John Mitchell, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.