Tracy Neal

The head of a company that owns a Tasman vineyard has been ordered to pay $3.32m to his former investors, whom he misled.

It was already a rocky week for the director of Nelson's Santa Parade, but things really turned when Santa decided it was too hot to wear his hat.

The Medical Council says the chances of a pretend doctor working in New Zealand are not impossible, as an ex-colleague speaks out for the first time about another bogus psychiatrist.

A workforce recruitment survey has found four in five employers in Marlborough cannot find enough staff.

Charging pilots a fee to approach a small North Island airfield is illegal, the head of Flying New Zealand says.

What is believed to be New Zealand's oldest school is celebrating a milestone, with the youngest descendant of the school's founder due to cut the ribbon.

Professional boxing groups in New Zealand are distancing themselves from corporate and charity boxing events, amid fears they are harming the sport.

The number of people training to become pilots in New Zealand over the last decade has dropped.

A banner has been unfurled on the steps of Nelson Cathedral in the lead-up to events marking the end of World War I a century ago.

The close-knit mountaineering community is reeling from the loss of six men within a month, an outdoor instructor says.

Developers in Nelson-Tasman are frustrated by slow progress being made to build homes in zones designated for fast-tracking.

An Ōtaki company is abandoning plans to burn treated timber in a special kiln at Blenheim rubbish tip.

A trust which helps military personnel hopes to secure Prince Harry as its patron for a fundraising event in January.

A very long-running plan to build a dam in the Tasman District is on its final lap.

The historic wooden Boathouse on the Nelson waterfront has re-opened following a fundraising effort to fix storm damage.

A cultured vegan butter is giving the dairy version a run for its money.

Sri Lanka grows enough vegetables and rice to feed its 21 million people and export some, and New Zealand should take note, the head of Horticulture New Zealand has said.

The Finfish Research Centre will focus on selective breeding and how fish might adapt to changing environmental conditions.

Despite the fact they are not out of the woods yet, cattle farmers are starting to consider life after Mycoplasma bovis.

A search is underway for a crew member reported missing from a Sealord fishing boat, off the coast near Cape Palliser.

Eighteen farms are now on the suspect list for a new potato virus that affects potatoes used to make chips, and testing has been widened to the North Island.

First there was Shrek the Sheep, but now it looks like Suzy might fleece him in the wool stakes.

A survey on critical topics facing rural New Zealand has found stress levels are on the increase.

A cafe breakfast of quinoa porridge about five years ago has proved fruitful for a Taranaki farming couple.