Tracy Neal

The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board said an ongoing deterioration in its balance sheet was a significant concern, but insists it is not the result of poor management.

A Golden Bay couple is planning to sue the police over the way they were treated during the investigation into the 1080 blackmail case.

New Zealand's only on-water ambulance team is getting a new boat but red tape continues to tangle rescue efforts, volunteers say.

A fire in a truck hauling gas cylinders was most likely the result of a mechanical failure in the vehicle, says a fire investigator looking into the blaze in Nelson last week.

A couple is questioning the worth of building consents after spending $11,000 on the fees only to get a leaking shower and the prospect of a $10,000 repair bill.

The cost of going to the doctor and difficulties navigating the health system mean more people in the Nelson region are calling an ambulance for minor ailments.

The landmark Trathen's building, which has stood proudly in the centre of Nelson since 1920, is to be pulled down.

A vessel in distress in the Marlborough Sounds is now being towed to safety in French Pass.

Police are cracking down on speeding on Whakatu Drive, where one vehicle was recorded travelling at almost 200kmh.

The only road serving a community in north Nelson is now officially open, almost four years after it was largely destroyed in a storm.

A record number of whales has been counted in Cook Strait this year but researchers are warning against complacency.

A Nelson farm owned by the same family for 171 years is still going strong - and that's despite the slump in dairy prices. Audio

The story of New Zealand's only known dinosaur footprints is part of a national touring exhibition that has just opened in Nelson.

A new airline has announced plans for daily flights on two regional routes.

New airline Kiwi Regional Airlines intends be in the air by late September.

It was lucky no one was badly injured when a car smashed into a Blenheim rest home while residents were having breakfast today, police say.

The Meatworkers' Union is going into battle for two southern meatworkers punished for distributing union material at work.