Nelson at risk of losing events
Rising costs at council venues in Nelson have raised questions about the viability of events in the
Speeding driver asks police: ‘How else am I meant to overtake cars?’
It was a year ago when Warren Dixon’s attempt to pass a car on the left ended with him skidding his
Seniors urged to give bus a go
A new programme has been launched to support and encourage seniors to use public transport across th
Sea lice warning after ‘horrific’ bites
“It just wasn’t worth it”, says a local boy after being bitten by what is likely to be sea lice at a
Sisters relieved justice finally served after sex abuser jailed
Two sisters who were sexually abused by a man who was briefly in their lives have welcomed a proposa
Early start pays big dividends
An early morning alarm call and drive over the Whangamoas paid off royally for Nelson athlete Patric
Taking a walk into the painting
At the entrance to Ross Lee’s Richmond home is a painting of a huge bull elephant; ears fanned out a
App takes region back to the past
When the renovation of the old Wakefield Post Office is completed this year, an augmented reality (A
Memorial with a threefold purpose
A lone memorial that stands on the beach front at Motueka is well worth the stop to reflect on the w
Nelson Tasman housing market bucks the trend
While some regions around New Zealand experienced record-breaking slumps in real estate at the end o
Critically endangered moth identified in Flora
A moth so rare that it does not have a common name has been discovered by chance in the Kahurangi’s
Richmond forms a brass band
In August 1906 a meeting took place at the Fire Brigade Hall to discuss the idea of forming a brass
Whales stranded in Golden Bay, volunteers welcomed
Thirty-two pilot whales were stranded on Puponga Beach early this morning and with high tide not unt
Co-working space and innovation hub for Māpua
A bespoke co-working space and innovation hub is on the cards for Māpua this year as Mahitahi Colab
Mot’s hot pizza challenge
In the heart of Motueka the Hotel Motueka’s ‘Hot Pizza Challenge’ has become a fiery test of enduran
Fire near Berryfields in Richmond
Fire crews are responding to a fire at a property near Berryfields in Richmond this morning. The fi
News in brief
Nelson Surf Life Saving Club carnival Nelson Surf Life Saving Club president Noah Hosie says last w
Memoirs of a week in a snow cave
More than 50 years after Paul Milsom spent a week huddled in a snow cave on the fringes of the North
Nelson’s war memorial decided at last
In May 1919, discussions began on a suitable war memorial site and design. A memorial committee was
DOC rangers rescue tramper
A hiker was at "real risk" after spending an unexpected night in the elements near Mt. Angelus after
Kea enjoying summer holiday at Tata
The golden sand and turquoise water of Tata Beach is hardly the place you expect to find a mountain
Impossible choice leaves top award split
For Xanthe Banks and Stella Bloomfield, they didn’t quite realise how similar their learning journey
Motueka’s musical postie signs off
Wesley Olea’s customers could hear him coming a block away – and they certainly weren’t complaining.
Snr Sgt Lyn Fleming farewelled
“The matriarch of the Nelson Police Station”, a woman who “literally breathed netball” and “the glue