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Overwhelmed by support

Landslide victim's son opens up

Marahau artist Jude Hivon was killed when a slip engulfed her house at Sandy Bay.
Sacha Wetzel

Text message bust-up

Councillor thrown out of chamber for telling Mayor Aldo Miccio: "Don't text while I'm speaking."

Downturn spells end for gallery

Rutherford Gallery closes after 50 years due to a lack of sales as other galleries struggle to stay alive.

DHB: Another six top jobs go

Jobs cuts to save $1 million at the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board.

Holiday homeowners pulling out

Couple selling up waterfront home and leaving town, jobless and annoyed over insurance fears.

Bands seek best sounds

Oh Blok and Livvy and Anna await judgment that will seal their fate in the national college music competition.

'Hoki fishery in great shape'

Seafood giants want a 20,000-tonne commercial catch hike for the 2013-14 fishing year.

Boswijk confirms she won't stand

Nelson Deputy Mayor Ali Boswijk has confirmed she will be standing down from council this year to pursue her other career interests, one of which conflicts too much with her role on the council.

Southern Cross buys hospital stake

Hospice champion hailed

Vodka

Strawberries to vodka . . .

You'll never believe how Mike and Mandy Robinson ended up making their own spirits.

New fitness push for Makos

The Tasman Makos are noted for their commitment to playing a positive, attacking style of rugby.

Firing up the second round

Game two in the second round is a bit like a Tuesday, with the potential to be a tad ho-hum.

Upsets intensify playoff race

Wakefield build confidence

Dean Hayton

In the zone and aiming high

In a sport where millimetres are split and your pulse can affect the outcome, procedure is everything.

Creative drive runs on own schedule

Hesta Macready Judith Ritchie manages to talk with a couple of exhibiting teachers in between their busy schedules.

Benefits, cost of dam questioned

The Lee Valley dam has support in high places but its opponents refuse to go away as the TDC edges closer to deciding whether the mega-project should go ahead. Peter Watson reports

Business in good health

Bumper crop of feijoas

twins

A Hidden Tormentor

Naomi Arnold reports on Crohn's disease, and the conditions that no-one talks about.

Film review: The Great Gatsby

Great gatsby Decadence and obsession? What else would you expect from director Baz Luhrmann writes Nick Ward.

Cream of Japanese films on show

The French and Italians have had their turn . . . now it's the Japanese Film Festival's turn. Unlike the others, it's a Nelson-only affair. Elly Cave looks for the highlights.

Lorde: The Love Club EP

TV review: Top Chef

Great gatsby

Feet still tapping to 40s beats

The Glenn Miller Orchestra performs in Nelson on June 18, and Faye Lougher talks to the orchestra's director, about why Miller's music is as popular today as it was in the 40s.

Social media wake-up call

Keeping tabs on our kids has rarely been more challenging - or important.

Burning need to cover all bases

It started as a "lucky escape" yarn.

Cautionary tale in the story that wasn't

Consistency needed in diversion scheme

Jude Hivon

Weather bomb poses vital questions

As usual, another weekend deluge leaves more questions than answers in its wake.

Demolition spells end for Trendez

Trendez An earthquake prone Trafalgar St site is being demolished, spelling the end for a city fashion store.

Repair costs sink 'great' butchery

An award-winning butcher has closed the doors of his struggling shop just 2 years after he opened.

Council expecting A+ rating

MasterChef ace to open cafe

craig potton

Potton in the frame for city shop

Nelson photographer and publisher Craig Potton is opening a new shop in the central city.

Group swims ease isolation

Surcouf The act of swimming is ultimately solitary. You can't hear other people, or talk to them - there's just the bubbling and the rushing of water in your ears and the view's not that wonderful either.

Microfinance - a way out of poverty

Anything we can do now to help get people in less developed countries out of poverty is a good thing.

Everyone's got an opinion on design

Silver screen stinkers are a guilty pleasure

David Shellock

Thirsty work, but rewards come slowly

If Auckland was New York, then Tasman would be the Canada of North America: more boring, whiter and friendlier than their bigger neighbours.

Fun among the flowers

gnomes Kitsch or kind of cool? Gnomes are marching towards respectability in high places.

Secret Seven's anonymous brewing act

A couple of bars contacted us last week saying they had been sent an anonymous letter and two beers from a group calling itself "Secret Seven - the newest wave of New Zealand beer".

Louis' enduring garden legacy

Travel and toil keep family business going

Founders brewery

Tropical delights

This journey to the tropical warmth of Tonga has inspired me to reproduce a couple of the dishes we sampled there.

Tattoo wins world fame

matt lloyd tattoo Nelson-born tattooist "Kiwi Matt" Lloyd is celebrating in California after what he considers the biggest win of his career.

Nature inspires designs in clay

Golden Bay artist Hesta Macready's idea of heaven is rolling out clay and pressing a pattern she sourced from nature into the surface.

Sport star moves to society pages

Thai roadside cooks an influence

Glenn Common

Rockquest honours most satisfying

After 25 years of running Rockquest, Richmond's Glenn Common was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the music industry.

Miccio wants to 'keep up momentum'

Nelson Mayor Aldo Miccio has begun his election campaign with an event for his supporters.

New accountability for mayors

New law changes passed at the end of last year created some major changes ahead for local government.

Balance around the council table

Richards to push fun in mayoral bid

Ballot box

Election notebook

Nelson-Tasman residents will go to the polls later this year, voting in local body elections closing October 12. Until then, this blog will act as a frequently-updated resource for voters.

Community papers to merge

leader The Motueka-Golden Bay News and the Richmond-Waimea Leader are merging into one publication covering the whole of Tasman district.

Light launches wishes

A new festival, Light Nelson, will kick off with the launch of floating lanterns carrying the hopes of children from across the region.

Rates rise limited, debt up $16m

Prostitute runs funeral parlour

Pohara Valley Rd

Cleanup not a solution

Eighteen months after the worst floods in 150 years, and after a weekend of heavy rain, residents of Pohara have mixed opinions about the cleanup.

leader

Community papers to merge

The Motueka-Golden Bay News and the Richmond-Waimea Leader are merging into one publication covering the whole of Tasman district.

 Liz Palmer

Maturity, depth in love story

Review Romeo and Juliet: A Nelson Colleges Presentation. Theatre Royal, Tuesday June 11.

Great gatsby

Feet still tapping to 40s beats

The Glenn Miller Orchestra performs in Nelson on June 18, and Faye Lougher talks to the orchestra's director, about why Miller's music is as popular today as it was in the 40s.

Playground

Love central feature of youth park

Nelson teens will have more space to hang out after the completion of a new Tahunanui youth park.

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