Sponsored: Championing community and youth at Marist Sports Club
Sponsored by Nelson Auto Glass Specialists This month Tracy Marfell has been nominated as our Nelso
Waimea Dam cost balloons to $211m
Arbitration costs have now driven the cost of the Waimea Community Dam up to more than twice the $10
Trees light up Cathedral
More than 50 Christmas trees are on display at the Nelson Cathedral as part of the 2024 Christmas Tr
Hundreds of properties removed from hazard maps
Almost 1100 properties have been removed from Nelson City Council’s slope hazard mapping after an er
Morrison Square to be demolished
Nelson's Morrison Square is set to be demolished in the new year. The commercial complex used to ho
Police issue more than 180 infringements over weekend
Nelson Tasman police issued more than 180 infringement notices and arrested 12 people during Operati
Waimea moves to restricted fire season
High temperatures and lower rainfall have prompted Fire and Emergency New Zealand to change the fire
Plants and clothes turned into paper
A small crop of blue-flowering Irish linen and even an old cotton shirt have been turned into coarse
Whales restrand for second time
UPDATE Tuesday 4:45pm The long-finned pilot whales which survived their stranding at Farewell Spit
Fairbrook – first class sheep farm
Fairbrook Farm in Quail Valley became well-known as a first-class breeding sheep farm. In mid-1864
Maarten’s legacy to the apple industry
When Maarten van Geldermalsen went to work at the former Appleby Research Orchard in 1951, it was a
‘Spud Monday’ – unique to Nelson
‘Spud Monday’, the first Monday in August was, for a long time, a public holiday, observed only in t
Mural draws on stream guardianship
A full wheelie bin of aquatic trash collected in 30 minutes from a section of the Poorman Valley Str
All-star academic
Oliver Morton has always been shooting for the stars, and clinching Nelson College dux for 2024 was
Dux follows midwifery dream
Waimea College dux, Edie Morgan, has known since she was 11 years old that she wanted to be a midwif
Thousands of kilometres by scooter
Julie Ivory has clocked up nearly 20,000kms on mobility scooters since she had a stroke, and when th
Op-shop buy a piece of family history
One of the things Nicola Woods enjoys most about her role as manager of Richmond’s SPCA Op Shop is h
Taekwondo achievements win scholarship
Kiara Puche Struben has won the McGlashen Pharmacy Young Achiever Scholarship and this week the 17-y
The history of Motueka’s St Thomas Church
In 1844, Captain Edward Fearon donated land at the junction of Thorp and Fearon Street to build St T
‘Tis the season to be thrifty
Fake or real, second-hand or new - everyone has their preference when it comes to Christmas trees an
Alerted to 20-year service
Ken Connor has always been satisfied that his Civil Defence training has been worthwhile when natura
No ‘major issues’ with gang gathering, so far
Police have encountered no major issues so far during Operation Silkie, the police response to monit
News in brief
Driving donations for a cause Over the month of October, The Car Company donated $50 from each car
Making moves at interschools chess tournament
Nelson College played host to the En Passant Chess Tournament earlier this month. The event on 15 N