Branch Cottage
The place
Branch Cottage in the Marlborough region, Kaikōura/Molesworth area (Kaikōura Range Molesworth Station, South Island, New Zealand), at 535 m elevation, on the Molesworth side. Continuous New Zealand Marlborough cluster (batches 240-370). Historic cottage of Molesworth Station (Molesworth 5000 km², New Zealand's largest sheep and cattle station, Merino sheep, Angus and Hereford cattle + Rainbow Station Molesworth crossing, iconic 190 km 4WD track in NZ + Kaikōura earthquake 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8, 6 m coastal uplift, 100,000 lithoseismic landslides, the largest geological event of its kind in NZ + heritage of the Ngāti Kurī (Māori iwi, Ngāi Tahu, Ngā Puhi, historic Kaikōura Wairau 5000 + Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement 1998 $170 M NZD, 40% of southern commercial fisheries + traditional Kāi Tahu poutou tāua).
The setting
Marlborough Kaikōura/Molesworth Kaikōura Range Molesworth Station South Island NZ 535 m Molesworth side, continuous cluster batches 240-370, cottage of Molesworth Station 5000 km² NZ's largest, Merino/Angus/Hereford + Rainbow Molesworth 4WD 190 km iconic + Kaikōura earthquake 14 Nov 2016 Mw 7.8 6 m coastal uplift 100,000 lithoseismic landslides + Ngāti Kurī iwi Ngāi Tahu Ngā Puhi 5000 + Kāi Tahu Settlement 1998 $170 M 40% fisheries + poutou tāua.
