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Lord Rutherford Memorial

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91/91 Lord Rutherford Road South, N, Brightwater 7022, New ZealandMap
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  • sarahmc2021
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    Charming memorial

    Our e-bike tour took us right past this so we had to stop, and were so please we did. We had no idea of Rutherford's connection with this area and the spiral memorial was very moving, and educational

    Reviewed on Jan 29, 2024
  • johnsE3589ET
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    As a retored scientist who worked with radioactive materials this was brilliant.

    This extremely well presented monument covered his personal life very very well and highlighted his working life and achievements in good detail.

    Reviewed on May 24, 2022
  • AnnetteRM2015
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    Charming!

    As we were detoured via Brightwater, I had not researched this place. The signage gives no idea of what you were to see and it's charming. Not that it's obvious, but start at the top, not the bottom. ...

    Reviewed on Feb 5, 2022
  • twokiwis2014
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    Low-key memorial to great man

    Informative memorial to New Zealand's greatest scientist - and we loved the statue of him as a little boy, off to school. Niggles are the rampant ivy that not only covers the concrete walls, but the ...

    Reviewed on Nov 7, 2020
  • kiwitraveler92
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    Nice memorial

    Lovely memorial for a great man in history. Lots of information with beautiful flowers. Will take about 15 minutes to read through everything and listen to the voice recordings. A must do if in the ar...

    Reviewed on May 3, 2020

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