Tracy Neal

A Marlborough student's interpretation of one woman's war story was the winning ingredient in a national speech competition.

Nelson's Cable Bay has provided a window on the wonders of marine reserves for more than 50 aspiring young leaders.

It's the season of salt in Marlborough, with 60,000 tonnes being scraped from fields at Lake Grassmere. Audio

Nelson commuter airline Originair, grounded amid safety concerns surrounding its operator, expects to be flying again soon.

The days of trains puffing up the line through the Spooners Tunnel near Nelson are long gone, but now the huffing and puffing of cyclists will take their place. Video

Curtains of bubbles have been proven successful in preventing marine pests from gaining a foothold, a Nelson scientist says.

Tasman District Council is investigating banning Wicked Campervans from its campgrounds because of its offensive slogans.

Nelson's surfing community is worried about the rising tide of apparently raw sewage near their surf break at Schnappers Point. Audio

Richie McCaw and Sarah Fairmaid are in for a tough time, they say, as they join 300 athletes for a week-long endurance race.

An Awaroa beach property bought for the New Zealand public through a crowdfunding campaign was once the target of a $1.4 million government offer.

The Nelson City Council has given owners of boats in the town's marina a reprieve after deciding to keep this year's increase at inflation levels.

The Nelson Tasman Hospice is facing a critical time as it seeks a new site for it to move into by 2019.

Knowing your reptilian brain from your neocortex is critical for communicating in emotionally charged situations, a conflict management expert says.

Water "up to 30,000 years old" has become a McCashin's signature ingredient for the Nelson brewery's beer, ciders and soft drinks. Water assessed by scientists as being up to 30,000... Audio

The lawyer who acted for three West Coast police at the centre of an employment dispute last year said they were paid a settlement but the amount remained confidential.

Communities are facing critical challenges over how they deal with the dead and natural burials are not sustainable, a Christchurch sociologist says. Video

The sale of an Awaroa beach to the public is now confirmed, with few pledges defaulting, according to the campaign's creator.

A rundown boat for sale on the side of the road sparked an idea which is now a yearly event that attracts boats and people from around the world. See a gallery from the show here. Video

Hundreds of new homes will be added to the Nelson landscape in the largest government-authorisation of development in the city in decades.

Forget rugby or mountainbiking - boatbuilding contributes the most to the Top of the South's sport and recreation industries.

New technology - in the form of bubbles - being trialled in Nelson could revolutionise anti-fouling methods used to prevent the spread of marine pests on boats.

The government's role in buying a beach at Awaroa was appropriate but sets a risky precedent, West Coast-Tasman Labour MP Damien O'Connor says.

Sephrah Rayner never imagined $100 would one day buy her the chance to return to a place she calls home.

The campaign to crowd-fund the purchase of land and a beach in the Abel Tasman National Park is still attracting pledges, despite the $2 million target being met.

Health and industry officials are reminding growers to be on the look-out for any symptoms of typhoid among harvest crews, especially those from countries where the disease was prevalent.