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Nelson Council completes buy out of some red stickered homes
Nelson Council has completed buyouts worth $6 million for ten properties at risk of landslides from public land.
The properties in the suburb, The Brook, were at risk following the severe rainfall in… Audio
Nelson to trial kerbside collection of soft plastics
Nelson is to be the first region in the country to test out the kerbside collection of soft plastics due to a trial by the Packaging Forum.
The mayor Nick Smith says the current recycling scheme… Audio
Nelson Council to vote on flood recovery package
The Government has announced a flood recovery package for Nelson, subject to council agreement.
The Nelson floods were the worst in the region's history, bringing down multiple slips and forcing up… Audio
Nelson prepares ahead of two-day deluge
Prepare for the worst - that's the advice from Nelson's Mayor Nick Smith ahead of a rainband set to dump up to 450 millimeters of rain on some parts of Nelson/Tasman over the next two days. The big… Audio
The Week in Detail: In Nelson, Christchurch and Franz Josef
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Nelson's long, sodden road to recovery
The Detail heads to Nelson to survey the damage left behind by a massive storm four months ago. Audio
Two weeks until State Highway 6 reopens between Nelson and Blenheim
With less than two weeks until State Highway 6 between Nelson and Blenheim is due to reopen, contractors are working long hours to complete repairs on the flood-damaged road..
The repair bill is… Audio
Nelson Mayor on proposal to cut regional journalists
The media organisation Stuff has announced a proposal to gut its regional newsrooms, sparking fears for the impact it might have on local democracy.
In Nelson, the Nelson Mail would drop from eight… Audio
New Mayors: Nick Smith in Nelson
Nelson has a new mayor -- one who'll be a familiar face for the Upper South Island city. Nick Smith, the MP for Nelson until 2020, secured a comfortable victory, leading by almost 4000 votes with… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Richard Harman
Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio
Mobility scooter seizure, verdicts of insanity and waka jumping before Parliament
Non-government bills changing laws around mobility device seizures, the wording of verdicts for insane offenders, and waka-jumping MPs have been worked on at Parliament. Audio
National MP Nick Smith bids farewell to Parliament
The long serving National MP Nick Smith has bid farewell to Parliament, leaving many unanswered questions about the spat between himself and a staffer.
He abruptly resigned last week, citing the loss… Audio
National MP Nick Smith's valedictory speech after 31 years
National MP Nick Smith has apologised to the LGBTQI+ community in his valedictory speech at Parliament this evening.
He's bowing out after 31 years as an MP. In his speech, Nick Smith said he was… Audio
Nick Smith in good spirits after sudden resignation - Collins
The person who recorded the row between outgoing National MP Nick Smith and a staffer no longer works at Parliament.
After 30 years, Smith abruptly threw in the towel on his political career on… Audio
National MP Nick Smith announces retirement as inquiry looms
National Party MP Nick Smith is retiring next month, after 30 years in Parliament.
The list MP says he is stepping down for personal and professional reasons, including an inquiry into an employment… Video, Audio
National MP Nick Smith announces retirement
Panellists Chris Finlayson and Michelle Langstone discuss the retirement of Nick Smith, who has served the Nelson region for 30 years. Audio
The dark arts of question time
It’s a hard road finding the perfect parliamentary question, but this week had some pointers on tactics. Audio
Bid to change Māori wards bill name to 'screw the scrum' fails
Suggestions to rename a bill on Māori wards to include the words ‘ignore the public vote’, ‘screw the scrum’ and ‘under-arm delivery’ have been ruled out of order at Parliament. Audio
Greens deal done, now time to appoint Labour ministers
Now the Greens deal is done and dusted, the Prime Minister's next move is to appoint her new ministers.
Jacinda Ardern will announce her new Cabinet this afternoon. It'll be an executive stacked with… Audio