Tracy Neal

The head of the Nelson-Tasman Hospice says charging users for the service is something it may have to consider in the future.

A Marlborough Sounds eco tourism operator wants to see all shipping stopped in the Tory Channel, which he says is at increased risk of a large-scale disaster.

Some Marahau residents are still living in fear of more forest harvest being swept down the hill onto properties, as the clean up is moving too slowly.

In Takaka, the cash tills have gone quiet and the cafes have largely emptied.

Nearly one in three lodges monitored in the Marlborough Sounds are breaching rules about how they get rid of wastewater, including one without the necessary resource consent.

A Marlborough farmer battling an invasive pest plant has found a way to manage it, but says it will take decades to repair damaged land.

Golden Bay residents, who had their only road cut off by damage from last month's storm, are demanding that the government step up to help their plight.

Courier drivers between Nelson and Golden Bay say timed closures of the Takaka Hill have added pressure to their schedule, but some have been granted special midday permits.

A south Marlborough community organisation is investing government funds in finding ways to protect itself from the impact of future earthquakes.

Police are investigating after tests confirmed that poison was responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of bees on a Murchison property in January.

Marahau locals are calling for the hills above to no longer be used for forestry as the town recovers from debris and huge logs being swept into the town by Cyclone Gita.

The Marahau community has banded together to help each other in the wake of last week's storm which destroyed homes in the area, the manager of a local cafe says.

A Takaka Hill resident says the storm that brought down slips and completely blocked the road should be a wake up call for many.

A Civil Defence manager in Riwaka says they have been dealing with a lot of distraught people suffering upheaval since the Cyclone Gita storm.

Nelson and Tasman are still mopping up after the last big storm just under three weeks ago, as Cyclone Gita looms.

Touring cyclists riding at night have been warned that they are putting all road users at risk.

Buller District Council has voted to revoke the security status of its port, meaning ships from overseas will no longer be able to enter the West Coast town.

The effects of climate change at sea could mean the end of some species and the arrival of new types of warm-water fish.

The latest in a series of scientific surveys of Tory Channel in Queen Charlotte Sound recommends protection of what has been discovered as its special biology.

More than 200 people have turned out to help clean up a small mountain of plastic from beaches around Greymouth.

West Coasters will mark Waitangi Day with a working bee to clean up beaches around Greymouth following last week's storm.

The groundwork has started for repairs to the historic Boathouse on the Nelson waterfront.

The government is finally taking steps to close a loophole that allows vehicles damaged overseas to be sold on the second-hand market without buyers knowing.

A Murchison beekeeper faces possibly $100,000 in losses after the - likely accidental - poisoning of hives in the area.

A former deer farmer lost a fortune fighting the government over allegations his groundwater was poisoned by activities on the nearby Woodbourne air force base.