Nelson Region

A group opposed to a housing development in Nelson's Kākā Valley are calling on the council to vote against land rezoning that would enable hundreds of homes to be built near the Maitai River.

Nineteen people have been arrested for flouting alert level 4 rules during anti-lockdown protests this morning, while in Nelson two people were fined after hand delivering offensive anti-vaccination…

Having had her artwork displayed for the first time at an exhibition last week, Nancy Morice is still ticking off "firsts".

Crayfish tails, salmon and beef bourguignon were on the menu for those due to attend a Seafood New Zealand conference in Nelson today, instead that food is being prepared to be donated to those in…

A housing development designed to flood is one of several in Nelson put forward for Kāinga Ora's $1 billion dollar Accelerated Infrastructure Fund.

Part of the Coastal Highway west of Nelson remains closed after a fatal crash between a this morning.

A childcare centre and a building on a marae have been evacuated following the discovery of explosive material in a Nelson park.

Floodwaters still have not completely receded from some parts of Westport and Marlborough and hundreds of people are displaced after water rushed through their homes.

Farmers across the upper South Island are on clean-up duty and counting up the costs as damaging floodwaters recede, and the agriculture minister has reminded farmers to take a thorough look at…

A Nelson engineering company has been ordered to pay more than $340,000 after a teenage apprentice was found unconscious in the engine room of a vessel where he was exposed to toxic chemicals.

Nelson Cathedral will join other churches around the world today to mark the 200th anniversary of an invention that revolutionised bell ringing.

Council owned forestry blocks on the outskirts of Nelson will begin to be harvested this month after a year-long delay due to Covid-19.

Tasman's mayor says a review into the over-budget Waimea Dam, southeast of Nelson, should not start until the project's completed.

A South Island town surrounded by flammable vegetation is asking its residents to check their fire plans carefully after the devastating blaze that tore through Lake Ōhau last year.

A Motueka fruit growers association says the millions of dollars worth of fruit that is ruined following a devastating hail storm that hit the Nelson region yesterday is a bitter pill to swallow.

The sound of tills ringing throughout the land have all but drowned out jingle bells in stores this year.

Lesly Jayoma had been declined an extension of her student visa early this year after she was diagnosed with a modest special education need requiring support for about four hours per week.

Nelson is to revive a plan that incorporates its marina into the city's strategic development.