Overwhelmed by support
Landslide victim's son opens up
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.
Holiday homeowners pulling out
Don't accuse the mayor of texting
Downturn spells end for gallery
Another six top jobs to go at DHB
Grieving son overwhelmed by support
'Joke' online site featuring half-naked teens closed down
Dean's in the zone and aiming high
Cut-off islanders should be 'free' soon
'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
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
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
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
A Hidden Tormentor
Naomi Arnold reports on Crohn's disease, and the conditions that no-one talks about.
Film review: The 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
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
Weather bomb poses vital questions
As usual, another weekend deluge leaves more questions than answers in its wake.
Demolition spells end for 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Maturity, depth in love story
Review Romeo and Juliet: A Nelson Colleges Presentation. Theatre Royal, Tuesday June 11.
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.
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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