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Wild dog chase

Dog finally home after seafaring adventure

A Stoke dog marooned on a Waimea Inlet island is back home 10 days after she ran away, thanks to a marathon rescue effort by strangers determined to help the lost pup.
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Scheme targets poor

Police are aiming to educate and change the behaviour of drivers from deprived neighbourhoods.

'Feud for months' before shooting

A friend of slain Nelson man Troy Minto says he spent months before the shooting living in fear.

Crash victims lucky to be alive

crash strap A woman who came to the aid of young people involved in a crash says they are "really lucky they weren't killed''.

Police follow fire leads

Police will be investigating leads this week in relation to a spate of fires in rural areas.

Peak season for wasps

Wasps remain a big problem and Forest and Bird says more funding is needed to look at control.

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Inbox: the week on the web

The Flaming Lips, Breaking Bad and Tina Fey all crammed into one weekly web roundup.

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Swiss couple buy winery

A high-powered Swiss couple are the new owners of Kina Beach Vineyard.

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Just peachy

Jude Gillies shares her secrets on how to get the best from these seasonal gems.

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Nelson newlyweds

More of your photos from recent weddings around the region.

Readers photo gallery
Readers' daily photo gallery

Stunning scenery and slices of life from around the Top of the South.

Funding objection stalls project

Multimillion-dollar work to reduce congestion at the three roundabouts near Stoke's Saxton Field has stalled, with Nelson's mayor voicing concerns about "inequitable and unfair" funding splits between Nelson City and Tasman for the work.

Upset over tree removal

Nelson Airport's removal of a native tree that was obscuring security cameras has been described as "disappointing", but it should not impact on the area's biodiversity.

Cool summer fails to deter the hardy

Zebra's give slow down

Mitchell and Holly Chandler

Tree lover hopes against hope

A Nelson woman has been saddened to find that new growth on her pepper tree is not a sign of recovery, as the trees continue to die around the district.

Hawke Cup target for Nelson

BJ Barnett was barely 15 years old the last time Nelson challenged for the Hawke Cup.

Nelson riders impress

Nelson riders came to the fore during the recent Tasman centre track cycling championships, held at Athletic Park in Blenheim.

Busy school sport year

Business house contest growing

	 Matt Bismark and Andrew McKee

Pair bag yet another title

It was business as usual for Auckland's Andrew McKee after he picked up his 10th national flying dutchman championship title yesterday in Nelson.

Op-shops are the new cool

Op shop strap Charity stores are enjoying a boomtime as more people latch on to the feel-good factor of buying second-hand. Naomi Arnold takes a closer look at Nelson's thriving op shop industry.

Growers slow to take on RSE staff

Nelson employers have been slower to bring in Pacific Island workers to help prepare and pick their crops this season, although close to 900 are expected to be here when harvesting hits its peak in March and April.

The internet never forgets

Loving Chambers' music

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Respected potter ready for showing

A retrospective look at the work of a Golden Bay potter goes on show at the Suter this weekend. Anna Pearson reports.

Movie review: The Descendants

Descendants strap A story about ordinary people scores highly with film reviewer David Manning.

TV review: Community

The voting for the best sitcom of the past 12 months (me and a few mates, all decisions final) has been bitterly divided.

Album review - Metallica: Beyond Magnetic

Buskers arrive in town

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Rocking out in Nelson

Musical maestro Tiki Taane will join Aloe Blacc, the John Butler Trio and Annabel Fay for Wednesday's More FM Summer Vineyard Tour at Trafalgar Park.

Bad behaviour blots our image in the UK

Kiwis doing a haka at Westminster, London When does a good time become bad? When 4000 young New Zealanders go on a rowdy Waitangi Day pub crawl through central London, according to expatriate travel agent Dylan Clements, who has filed a complaint with the New Zealand High Commissioner.

Counting the positives - and it's an impressive tally

There is a great deal of bad news in the world and we read about it all the time. We have had bad news in New Zealand lately with earthquakes, floods, slips and stickered homes.

Debate a good thing

Govt's relationship tested

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Sensible outcome to case

In the war of the roads – cyclists versus cars – it often seems that the first rule of engagement is, might is right.

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Respected potter ready for showing

A retrospective look at the work of a Golden Bay potter goes on show at the Suter this weekend. Anna Pearson reports.

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Four exhibits in one at Refinery

3flections at Refinery Artspace explores both individual and collaborative works from three Marlborough artists, each with their own style and medium.

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Rocking out in Nelson

Musical maestro Tiki Taane will join Aloe Blacc, the John Butler Trio and Annabel Fay for Wednesday's More FM Summer Vineyard Tour at Trafalgar Park.

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Ping pong returns

Nelson's Ping Pong Summer Series returns to the Liquid NZ Bar this Friday.

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Farewell Spit whale stranding

Project Jonah volunteers led a rescue effort to refloat a pod of 99 beached pilot whales in Golden Bay.

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Golden Bay A&P show

Perfect summer weather and a cloudless sky attracted a crowd of more than 5000 to the showgrounds outside Takaka.

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Richmond Rodeo

Good weather, massive bulls and a record crowd saddled up for Richmond Rodeo's 50th Jubilee.

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Teddy Bear's Picnic

Local children and their teddies gathered at Isel Park for a fun-filled picnic in the sunshine

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Nelson designers at WOW

The awards may have moved to Wellington, but the Nelson spirit still burns strong at WOW