Tracy Neal

The controversial Waimea Dam project has been voted out of favour by Tasman District councillors.

The highway over the Takaka Hill will not be fully repaired until 2020, New Zealand Transport Agency says.

Hunter Laminates 2014 illegally burned treated timber releasing arsenic into the air which most likely affected nearby schools and homes.

Some people buying mānuka honey in New Zealand are probably getting a raw deal, an Ashburton honey seller says.

Opponents of a large-scale dam planned for the Tasman District have clashed with supporters outside the Council this morning.

The "For Lease" signs on shop windows in Nelson have become a predominant window display. Video

Tourists stocking up on mānuka honey by the trolley load are turning it into a quasi export, a Nelson honey producer says.

The Marlborough District Council has raised the age-qualifying threshold on its community housing as a way to help manage growing demand.

The government said work was underway to develop new rules that will support a reduction in carbon emissions from aircraft.

A Waikato law professor says 3D-printed firearms are not yet a threat to New Zealand, but could be as technology evolves.

New Zealand workers die from exposure to harmful substances 10 times more often than from accidents, Worksafe says.

A global study has put New Zealand at the top of the list for high rates of skin cancer, but it also shows New Zealanders are less likely than most other nationalities to die from the disease.

The Nelson City Council is alarmed to have uncovered additional faults with a community centre that is under construction.

Large and expensive houses being built in Marlborough are adding to the district's housing supply woes, Wine Marlborough says.

A new passenger rail service between Hokitika and Westport is on a short-list of plans to revitalise the West Coast economy.

A large-scale dam proposed for the Tasman district is now unlikely to be built, the council says.

A report on the care and treatment of a severely disabled woman who was killed by her mother was released today. Audio

A promise by global krill harvesting companies they will stop fishing for the small crustacean in large areas of the Antarctic Ocean is a positive step in a long process, Greenpeace says.

The woman convicted today of throwing rat poison at Nelson MP Nick Smith says she stands by her actions.

Drones are proving to be a headache in tourist hotspots like Queenstown and Tekapo - prompting the Civil Aviation Authority to look at tougher rules for recreational drone operators.

A woman who lost her job with a mental health provider in Nelson has been awarded more than $21,000 in compensation and lost wages.

The Nelson City Council has shown initial interest in supporting co-housing developments in the city.

The cost of a controversial dam project in Tasman is now likely to higher than first thought, but the mayor won't say by how much.

A Nelson artist says he's disappointed that a key element of the Nelson-Tasman region will no longer feature in its main gateway.

A landmark collection of research papers on the 7.8 magnitude Kaikōura earthquake shows part of it was triggered by the plate boundary giving way.