Makers and shakers: Motueka’s businessman - Part 1
Simon Buchholz, his wife and five children arrived in Nelson on the ship Abbey in February 1863, fro
SH6 closed near Canvastown
Update 10.30am: the road has now reopened, with speed management in place. Motorists have been advi
Beehive beckons for new Youth MP Emmy
The hallowed halls of our iconic Parliament. No one gets there unless they're driven by ambition and
‘Tank yu tumas!’
A joyous and “very noisy” celebration was a fitting greeting to the news that the ni-Vanuatu languag
Pretty crafty describes sisterly love
It is going to cost thousands of dollars for Kaitlyn Thake’s sister to get her next bout of surgery
Eighteen new rental homes on the way
Eight new affordable long-term rental homes in Nelson South are now being built and looking for tena
Nelson Marlborough Health NZ staff get $20m remediation payment
More than $20 million in Holidays Act remediation payments have been made to Health New Zealand’s st
Gourd growing, everyone!
Harlow Pope overruled her father as he eyed up the sunflower seeds in Tākaka’s Hammer Hardware. T
An invitation for women to explore fly fishing
Sophie Reed’s love for fishing started in childhood, spin fishing with her family in Marlborough. I
‘Tools down’ for attendance service
Funding cuts to Nelson’s school attendance service are being labelled as “short-sighted” at a time w
The next phase of soft plastic recycling
The six-month soft plastics trial has been deemed a success, diverting 4 tonnes of wrappers from lan
Affordable housing to boost rentals
BY DEAN MICHALAK Habitat for Humanity Nelson has unveiled plans for the development of 18 new energ
Mayor’s column: Trump’s tariffs and Nelson
I am aghast at the scale and breadth of last week’s announcement of additional tariffs by US Preside
Costs increasing for wharf restoration
Planning work for the restoration of Motueka’s historic wharf is progressing well but funding it mig
‘You can’t keep us down’ Women’s Centre reopens
Ashlyn Hornsby reckons the wāhine of Nelson are a “strong breed”. The Nelson Women’s Centre coordin
A week with a good ring
Labelled the jewel in Aotearoa’s contemporary jewellery celebration crown, the biennial Nelson Jewel
Tariffs create uncertainty for exporters
Local exporters face a 10 per cent tariff on exports to the United States, but as one wine grower sa
Fee change discourages infill development
A proposed tweak to a Tasman council fee could make it “almost completely unaffordable” to do infill
Candlelight vigil held for quake victims
Around 50 members of the Nelson Burmese Community stood in solidarity at a Victory Church candleligh
Nelson businessman jailed for child exploitation material
Warning: This story contains details of sexual offences against children and may be upsetting to rea
A big return for little kiwis
After almost a 100-year absence from the Top of the South, kiwi pukupuku (little spotted kiwi) are r
Crash closes Shenandoah Highway
Shenandoah Highway is closed following a crash on Wednesday morning. The road is currently closed b
Freedom camping bylaw must be enforced
Public defecation and urination are hoped to reduce under a proposed freedom camping ban for three N
Council proposes takeover of school buses
A proposal for regional councils to take over responsibility for the public school bus network has b