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A tourist who murdered his wife in a Nelson hotel last year acted for entirely selfish reasons and devastated family members, a judge has told the High Court in Nelson.

The head of Nelson-Tasman's emergency management group said better communication is needed around emergency cordons after a report into the Pigeon Valley wildfire response.

A preliminary safety report has found that a monsoon bucket hitting the tail rotor of a helicopter was the likely reason a pilot almost lost control of the aircraft while fighting the Tasman fires.

A metre of rain fell in eight days in the Aoraki/Mt Cook area, obliterating walking tracks. The Department of Conservation if assessing if access to popular areas can be restored.

A group representing the road transport industry blames a lack of roading investment for the degree of damage caused by storms that stranded hundreds of people after bridges were washed out and… Video

A scientist helping to map the floor of Lake Wanaka says the team involved aim to establish if the town is at risk from a localised earthquake.

Several tourists are stranded at a campground in Whataroa, including some "terrified" freedom campers who narrowly escaped a rapidly rising river.

An American hiker rescued from the banks of a flooded river in Tasman says he was seconds away from being swept to certain death.

Nelsonians express their opinions as New Zealanders prepare to decide whether or not to give the green light to legalising cannabis use next year.

Emergency operations teams are on standby as lake levels rise with more rain on the way, following the stormy weather that battered much of the country today

The transport agency has spent more than $150 million on emergency repairs to damaged highways over the past two years.

A $20 million redevelopment of the main wharf at Port Nelson is about to start.

Hospitality businesses in the top of the South Island are struggling to fill summer job vacancies, with some reporting not a single application from the typically abundant visitor workforce.

A fragile collection of native birds, lizards and plants could soon be protected by a ban against driving on some Marlborough beaches, following increased traffic after the Kaikōura earthquake.

With parts of New Zealand tinder dry much earlier than usual, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson says fire-stricken parts of Australia show what could happen here.

As the replica of Cook's ship Endeavour sailed into Meretoto/Ship Cove, a local whose ancestors were present there 250 years ago said he was transported back in time.

Events marking 250 years since Captain James Cook's arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand reach the South Island today.

Owners of small-scale power schemes say some government policies aimed at achieving a key climate change goal were instead hindering its path.

A family member of a woman who died in a Nelson hotel room has described the tension and verbal abuse that grew within the victim's marriage.

A holiday to New Zealand last year for a Chinese born Swiss couple ended with one dead, and the other now on trial for murder.

A heritage steam train named in honour of railway workers killed in World War I will today honour the return of tourism to quake-ravaged Kekerengu.

Almost 4000 more New Zealanders than overseas visitors have so far booked accommodation on the four Southern Great Walks, Department of Conservation figures show.

Rose Renton got national attention for campaigning for medicinal cannabis after her son died. Now, the role of "national green fairy" has become too much.

Pavement-style walking tracks in remote areas are wrecking an important connection to nature for walkers, says the head of an Auckland community newspaper.