News in brief
Staff Reporter
News in brief: Boat wrapped after pest discovered, new Nelson College principal welcomed, fire servi...
More than seventy years as sweethearts
Sat, Jul 27, 2024 6:00 AM
This week, Stan and June Ball celebrated 70 years of marriage, holding hands as they have always don
Colourful train will be ‘worth the wait’
Fri, Jul 26, 2024 3:00 PM
“The plans include painting the train in colours that match the original items, such as the turtles
Wakefield to get new kindergarten
Fri, Jul 26, 2024 11:00 AM
A proposal to lease a parcel of land to Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association was officially approv
Cameras keeping neighbourhood safer
Anne Hardie
Security cameras are getting results in Berryfields and The Meadows, with more planned on the main w...
Mayor’s column: Rampant road cones and costs
Nick Smith
A dose of common sense is urgently needed to pull back on excessive temporary traffic management wit...
Community
Rural NZ Post agencies closing
Elise Vollweiler
Services are retreating a little further from the rural communities of Māpua and Upper Moutere, with
Banking 30 years of food for the community
Kate Russell
The Nelson Community Food Bank has been helping to feed the community for more than three decades, b
Arty doors brighten Nelson
Kate Russell
One hundred tired and plain doors in Nelson’s city centre are in for a very colourful makeover over
Sport
From Down Under to top of his class
Jack Malcolm
Harry Pugh is set to embark on the next chapter of his quest to break into the top 100 of the men's
Prices bounce back to start second round
Jack Malcolm
Strong starts to the second round see the competition shaken up again
Netball’s Tasman Trophy returns in style
Jack Malcolm
Tasman Trophy netball is back! With Jacks and Richmond in the chase for the locals as they took on B
Tense final wraps up Second Division
Jack Malcolm
Conditions were perfect as Wanderers and Stoke went to battle for second divison supremacy
Age-grade basketball legacy in the making
Jack Malcolm
The region continues to shine in the representative basketball space, with four schools represented
Giants stumble to the finish line
Jack Malcolm
Having narrowly creeped into a playoff spot, the Giants couldn't muster a win against the same team
Rural
Feed shortage - ‘the rain came too late’
Eloise Martyn
The dry spring, summer, and autumn have severely affected farmers and lifestyle block owners, making
Services to the rural community and conservation recognised with QSM
Eloise Martyn
Gavin O’Donnell epitomises all of the qualities necessary to be awarded a Queen’s Service Medal. T
New tool for ‘all things aphid’
Guest
A new digital tool for aphid management in cereals aims to provide growers with a “one-stop shop” of
Females flourishing in agriculture
Eloise Martyn
In a world where the agricultural industry has long been dominated by men, the rise of female farmer
Winter reign of kōtare
Eloise Martyn
The kookaburra might sit in the old gum tree in Australia, but here in Tasman the distinctive kōtare
The tamarillo revival
Eloise Martyn
During World War II, tropical fruit import restrictions boosted the popularity of tamarillos in New
Lifestyle
Early Stages
Guest
Nelson's vibrant local music scene is flourishing, with even the youngest of talents making a mark,
Sponsored: On the Couch with Nelson Festivals Trust general manager Ruth Roebuck
Guest
Joining the Nelson Festivals Trust at an exciting time, newly-appointed general manager Ruth Roebuck
Getting to know... Helen Palmer
Guest
Helen Palmer leads the Seafood Technologies Portfolio for Plant & Food Research and spends her weeke
Sponsored: Carol Priest Organics, pioneering natural and organic skincare for over 35 years
Guest
Carol Priest Organics has reopened its doors, right in front of the stunning Tāhunanui Beach this Ma
Dry ten years
Charles Anderson
Ahead of Dry July, Charles Anderson spoke to one Nelson man who gave up the grog ten years ago and h
Vibrant whimsy unleashed
Guest
Alice Snow’s art exhibition, A Cabinet of Unnatural Curiosities, opens on 15 July at Refinery ArtSpa
