Tracy Neal
Cyclone Fehi used as benchmark for sea level rise projections
A storm that struck Nelson-Tasman 18 months ago has become the benchmark by which councils are projecting sea level rise in the region. Video, Audio
Is online abuse deterring people from running for councils?
Local government leaders are worried angry social media keyboard warriors might be putting people off standing for council.
Some senior councillors, including a few bowing out this year, say online… Audio
How to face online trolls - a teen mayoral candidate's advice
A teenage candidate at this year's council election says there's an art to knowing who to block online, and who to put up with.
Local government leaders say the rising wrath of social media keyboard… Audio
Turf turned on the Waimea Dam
The ceremonial sod of turf has been turned on the much awaited, and much maligned, 105 million dollar Waimea Community Dam south of Nelson. Supporters argue it's needed to soften the blow of… Audio
Five months on, green shoots appear in fire-ravaged Tasman
Thousands of hectares of farms and forest in the Tasman District that were burnt in the largest wildfire in almost half a century, are only now starting to recover.
Five months on the charred remains… Audio
Tasman recovering from February fires
The green shoots of recovery are beginning to show on the hillsides, farms and forests burned in the February wildfires that struck the Tasman District. More than 2-thousand hectares was charred in… Video, Audio
Is the logging price downturn a sign of bigger things?
Forestry companies are already slashing jobs in the wake of slumping log prices. And there are fears that as many as 1000 Kiwi forestry workers could be left without jobs after a sudden drop in the… Audio
Landfills by rivers a bigger problem than ones near sea - Mayor
Severe weather events and rising sea levels are forcing councils get serious about the way they manage old rubbish dumps near waterways. The clean up is still underway along the Fox River after severe… Audio
Will climate change bring banana crops to NZ?
Will climate change be the end of the end of sauvignon blanc, and the beginning of bananas and pineapples in New Zealand?
Maybe... So a Nelson-based iwi organisation is coming up with a plan to… Audio
Could climate change turn NZ into banana growing capital?
Might New Zealand be the world's banana growing capital in the future? The head of the group that represents the country's fruit growers says it's possible. Mike Chapman is the chief executive of… Audio
Judith Collins sues Nelson council over slip damage
National's housing spokesperson Judith Collins and her husband are taking legal action against a Nelson couple and the city council over damage caused by a landslip eight years ago.
Ms Collins and… Audio
Remembering the Murchison quake whilst preparing for the next big one
Three elderly survivors of the deadly Murchison earthquake were among the crowds gathered today to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the disaster. As the fallout from 1929 was remembered today… Video, Audio
Scars remain 90 years after Murchison quake
Ninety years ago the small township of Murchison, in the southern Tasman District, was torn apart by a Magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
It struck at 10:17am and left 17 people dead.
Each year the town has… Audio
Port Tarakohe eyed for growth by Provincial Growth Fund
A sleepy Golden Bay port is set for a boom.
The Tasman District Council has been awarded $250,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund to investigate ways the council owned Port Tarakohe could grow to… Audio
Ngāti Kuia commemorate Endeavour's arrival at Meretoto
The plans to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's arrival here have revived old wounds in the north where a boycott has been called for.
But in the south it's a different story. Local… Audio
Is this New Zealand's oldest sheep?
A 24-year-old sheep, which lives on a sunny hilltop just outside Nelson city, could be New Zealand's oldest. Busby, a Texel-Romney cross wether, was born in the Wairarapa, but soon after was brought… Video, Audio
Busby of Nelson - is he our oldest sheep?
Busby the sheep, who is thriving on a Nelson hilltop, might well be New Zealand's oldest. The Texel-Romney cross wether is estimated by his owners, Barry and Lynley Bird, to be 24 years-old, measured… Audio
Firearms organisation concerned about police raids
The Council of Licensed Firearms Owners plans to go to the police about the way some firearms owners are being treated, in response to new legislation banning some weapons. Audio
Last evacuated Tasman residents return home
The last group of evacuated residents from the Tasman wildfire were allowed home today for the first time in more than a fortnight. But as Tracy Neal reports, some homeowners say they'll need time to… Video, Audio
Last Tasman fire evacuees wait to go home
The remaining 250 people out of their homes because of the Tasman wildfire will know shortly, if they can return to their properties today. Many of those still waiting to go home were at a community… Audio