Theatre premier postponed
Staff Reporter
With Founders Park closed, Nelson Musical Theatre have made the heartbreaking
decision to postpone t...
Fallen tree cuts power
Wed, Aug 17, 2022 7:28 PM
Power was cut to large parts of Nelson this evening after a large tree fell and broke power lines on
Man puts school in lockdown after demanding to speak to the principal; threatens deputy
Wed, Aug 17, 2022 9:19 AM
A man who put a school in lockdown after he demanded to speak to the principal was lucky to have rec
Brightwater crash SH6, diversions in place
Wed, Aug 17, 2022 8:18 AM
A crash has partially blocked State Highway 6 in Brightwater. A police spokesperson says a two-car-
Diverse futures for Nelson on display
Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter
The first contest of ideas in Nelson’s 2022 local election has concluded with
five mayoral hopefuls ...
Frozen Jr sells tickets before rehearsals start
Kate Russell
Rehearsals are yet to commence but Nelson Youth Theatre has already sold 80
tickets to their upcomin...
Community
Women connected to housing
Jenny Nicholson
A new initiative aiming to connect and support women to share housing has launched in Nelson this mo
Richmond’s fairy grandmother
Jo Kent
A quiet Richmond street has been transformed into a fairy wonderland by local grandmother Penny McPh
Wakefield mum helps save lives
Jo Kent
One Wakefield mum has made the community a much safer place to be after her nomination for a life-sa
Sport
Local baseballer selected to play in US tournament
Andrew Board
Quinn Heiford is hitting his dream of becoming a pro-baseball player out of the park. The 13-year-o
Mako sink in doubleheader against Otago
Jack Malcolm
A lacklustre Tasman Mako have been delivered their first loss of the season at the hands of Otago, 2
Nail biting finish to first 15 semi-final
Jack Malcolm
Nelson College’s first XV are through to the finals after beating Christchurch Boy’s High School 27-
Giants fall short in tough semi-final
Jack Malcolm
The Mike Pero Nelson Giants’ season is over. After sitting on top of the leaderboards until two los
A warm welcome for Commonwealth athletes
Jack Malcolm
Forget having a golden girl, Nelson's bronze bowler returned home yesterday after adding two more me
Large local representation in New Zealand team for orienteering’s Southern Cross Challenge
Jack Malcolm
Eddie Swain says he’s excited to be finally on his way to international competition after years of C
Rural
Paradise shelduck population census
Staff Reporter
Like pukeko, parries are one of a minority of native birds that have thrived with the advent of huma
Opportunities and challenges for New Zealanders
Guest
By Damien O'Connor The first half of 2022 has been a busy time. As Minister for Trade and Export Gr
Hate hurts
Guest
NZ does not have legislation against hate speech, where one definition is comments that spread and f
Owners of unproductive land encouraged to grow ‘black diamonds’
Staff Reporter
A Bay of Plenty truffle company is sharing the secrets of the industry in a bid to get landowners gr
Television host shares journey to help others
Jenny Nicholson
Matt Chisholm spent years telling other people’s stories, but it is his own story of coping with and
Young people future of the industry
Sara Hollyman
For Lenny Payne, the thing he enjoys most about his job is getting out of the workshop and heading t
Lifestyle
Rep rugby resurrection
Peter Jones
It’s time to get those fins up again. After grappling with Covid restrictions for the past two seaso
Nick Smith
Guest
Hon Dr Nick Smith is running for the Nelson mayoralty in this year’s local elections. He talks to Ne
More than music
Guest
Shot over two nights at Kismet, a music video for Reece Milton’s single Take It Easy pulled together
Turning trauma into art
Guest
Like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, Nelson artist Pierre O’Rourke is breaking out of the c
Beyond he and she
Guest
Britt Coker takes a look at the rise of non-binary pronouns. Gender pronouns are a hot topic these
Going to great lengths
Guest
Who tells us when we’ve gone far enough, and what if we could actually go a whole lot further than w
