 This motto is the same as that of Lord Nelson.From 1853 until 1876, when provincial governments were abolished, Nelson was the capital of Nelson Province.The province itself was much larger than present-day Nelson City and included all of the present-day Buller, Kaikoura, Marlborough, Nelson, and Tasman, as well as the Grey District north of the Grey River and the Hurunui District north of the Hurunui River.