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Kōrero: Building stone

Nelson Cathedral

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Nelson Cathedral

Nelson Cathedral (completed in 1930) is build of grey marble from the west side of the Tākaka valley. Although Tākaka marble has been used in a number of public buildings, Nelson Cathedral is the only building entirely faced with this distinctive rock.

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by Nick Laird

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Simon Nathan rāua ko Bruce Hayward, Building stone – Limestone and marble, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8083/nelson-cathedral (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan rāua ko Bruce Hayward, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.