News in brief
Staff Reporter
Catch up on some news you may have missed across our papers this week....
Support needed for pool project
Fri, Apr 19, 2024 1:00 PM
It’s time to make a splash if you want your community pool. That’s the message from Motueka Pool Com
Grandmaster aims to trump world’s best
Fri, Apr 19, 2024 6:00 AM
Mani Gardwell has played card games competitively for over two decades and is on the cusp of battlin
Weathertightness woes for pavilion
Thu, Apr 18, 2024 2:00 PM
A “number of issues” with weathertightness have been discovered at the Trafalgar Park Pavilion.
New role for arts fest as event marks 30 years
Kate Russell
The Nelson Arts Festival Trust has appointed a new general manager as the event moves into its 30th ...
After quarter of a century, this group is well hooked
Elise Vollweiler
The Motueka RSA Fishing Club is celebrating a significant milestone this weekend, almost 25 years to...
Community
Fundraising opportunity for marshals at upcoming trail run
Elise Vollweiler
The organisers of the Kaiteriteri Gold Trail Event are seeking collaboration with a local sports gro
Kindy wheels in $4k
Eloise Martyn
Pinegrove Kindergarten will be inundated with new supplies after the annual trike-a-thon wheeled the
Beloved support worker retires after 25 years
Elise Vollweiler
The seemingly simple things like teaching people how to ride pushbikes and safely mow lawns stick in
Sport
Stoke back in the premier picture
Jack Malcolm
A tense promotion/relegation game has seen a new team graduate to the premier division for 2024
Giants go back-to-back
Jack Malcolm
It was a star studded performance as the Giants' final import made his debut at the Trafalgar Centre
Armageddon Disc Golf Tournament Tees Off in Style
Jack Malcolm
A special three metre raised platform for the first tee box at the Armageddon Disc Golf Tournament w
NBS Nyxons season performances sees numerous higher honours awarded
Guest
With eight of the team earning higher honours, the future is bright for our region's best female cri
Kahurangi get first win on the board
Jack Malcolm
Late afternoon sun made for running rugby as Tasman Trophy action entered the third round
FC Nelson Karenni off to a flying start
Andrew Board
FC Nelson Karenni got off to a flying start in the Nelson Bays Football men's first division at Jubi
Rural
ACC grants focusing on manufacturing sector
Staff Reporter
ACC is investing NZ$22 million to help create safer workplaces in New Zealand. The workplace injury
First-of-its-kind kea study
Guest
A preliminary study has been published documenting kea habitat use, movement, and diet in forestry c
Dairy industry award winners run a tight ship
Guest
The major winners in the 2024 West Coast/Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards cite their financial
Top dogs head to National champs
Eloise Martyn
Marlborough's Awatere Dog Trial Club hosted the annual Farmlands Centre Championships recently at th
Upskilling staff makes positive difference
Eloise Martyn
Sherry River dairy farmer Jess Paewai reckons you are never in a position to not be able to learn mo
Covid gives a boost to the garlic market
Guest
Alan Jones of Garlico maintains that Covid has driven people to consuming healthier food.
Lifestyle
Embracing the bounty of harvest season
Guest
Autumn brings a busy time of year for growers around the region, they reflect on what the past seaso
Grateful for the little things
Guest
As a child in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Lu Khani learned to outrun thunderstorms, play sports, and to be g
The Bay’s punk rock blacksmiths
Guest
Delve into the world of Onekakā's blacksmithing couple, Patrick Baker and Tatiana von Kastan, whose
Spirit of the moose inspires pioneering filmmakers
Guest
Nelson often astonishes with the hidden world-class creative talent we have right here, making a hug
Sponsored: On the couch with Melanie Potter from Caci Clinic
Guest
Involved in the beauty industry for over 20 years, Caci Nelson clinic owner Melanie Potter thrives i
Sponsored: A passion for all things art
Guest
Mapua’s Coolstore Gallery is buzzing thanks to the passion of its owners, wife and husband team, Cor
