Two cars collide outside Nelson petrol station
17 min ago A person was taken to Nelson Hospital with moderate injuries.
Citizen scientists encouraged to snap coast photos
Nelson has joined an international club of citizen scientists keeping a weather eye on the coast with standard 'CoastSnap' photos of beach-fronts.
Laughing at cancer takes centre stage
Anna Stephens has been on the Nelson performance scene for years. In her time of need, supporters are putting on a caberet to help her and hospice.
Challenge to parking wardens patrolling residential streets
“Too many times I have seen wardens patrolling ... well outside the controlled parking zones ... going car to well-parked car looking for expired regos and WOFs."
Pedestrian hurt in intersection crash
A pedestrian suffered moderate injuries after being struck by a vehicle at a central Nelson intersection on Wednesday morning.
White nationalist group launches recruitment drive
Pamphlets seeking recruits for Action Zealandia have been delivered to Nelson letterboxes.
Connecting on climate action
"We are stronger together" says new coordinator of a community forum trying to speed up action on climate change.
Person seriously injured after vehicle rolled
A person has been seriously injured in a car accident in Motueka.
Nelson man convicted of sexual connection with 14-year-old
The 20-year-old man had been fully aware of the girl's age went she offered him sex over the social media app Snapchat.
Bicyclist 'overreacted' in road rage incident
A cyclist cut off by an overtaking vehicle followed the driver into a store to assault him.
Helicopter company helps student take next step
A Palmerston North student’s career is off to a flying start as the first intern to be awarded a placement with helicopter company PHI International.
Women's Club still in fashion after 95 years
The Nelson Women’s Club has celebrated its 95th birthday in style.
Benee postpones Aotearoa Tour for personal reasons
The indie pop singer was set to embark on her first nationwide regional tour throughout August but has put those plans on hold.
Protesters seek to save Motueka's main street trees
Six protesters gathered this morning on Motueka's High St and say they are prepared to be there every day to stop trees being cut down.
Houseplants as self-care
Meet the Nelson collector helping others overcome mental health challenges.
Battle to reunite family brings distress, guilt
Their visas were ready, then the borders were shut. Anju Bathla’s youngest daughter, Alisha, was 2 the last time the Nelson aged-care worker hugged her little girl. Now she is 4.
Nelson food and wine shine
Family run Nelson producers are winning national recognition for their wine, food and service.
'Broken' system for teaching literacy, teacher says
Graduate teacher says all teachers - not 4000 - should be trained in new approach to help children learn to read and write.
Laughing at cancer takes centre stage
Anna Stephens has been on the Nelson performance scene for years. In her time of need, supporters are putting on a caberet to help her and hospice.
Nelson food and wine shine
Family run Nelson producers are winning national recognition for their wine, food and service.
Benee postpones Aotearoa Tour for personal reasons
The indie pop singer was set to embark on her first nationwide regional tour throughout August but has put those plans on hold.
Houseplants as self-care
Meet the Nelson collector helping others overcome mental health challenges.
Meaning business in climate crisis
Top of the south businesses are joining in the urgent mission to manage their emissions.
Merging colleges would be 'a mistake'
OPINION: The zoning controversy is not an opportunity to make single-sex education a culture war target.
It's not politics, it's common sense
OPINION: Is the return on our city's forestry investment sufficient to continue ploughing money into pine? Councillor Rachel Sanson argues that it's not.
A solution to Nelson’s high school zone
OPINION: A former Nelson College student has a potential solution to Nelson's co-ed dilemma.
Having the right dictionary at your fingertips
They are our go-to when it comes to understanding words, but when you're learning a new language like te reo, not all dictionaries are created equal.
Geologist and orchardist lived a life less ordinary
Obituary: Dr Harry McQuillan had a deep connection to Iran and spent years in the country he loved with the people he held in the highest regard.
New Zealand's oldest Olympian passes away
Ngaire Lane held multiple national swimming records during the 1940s, and went on to represent New Zealand in backstroke at the 1948 London Olympics.
Bishop's wife the new Vicar
Watiri Maina was inducted as the new vicar in Victory, potentially the first time in New Zealand that a Bishop's wife has also had a parish of her own.
'Big kid' leaves the classroom for the rugby field
For Antonio Shalfoon, the fun and games of the playground are making way for some serious training with the Tasman Mako.
More than 50,000 paint Nelson neon for Te Ramaroa festival
"The streets came alive" for Nelson's biennial light festival, brightening the city centre as well as the usual Queens Gardens.
UV Spaghetti food for the soul on cold winter nights
Te Ramaroa has spilled out onto Nelson streets. Organisers are “absolutely thrilled” with the result, and kids are eating up the UV Spaghetti installation.
Learning from old hands
Nelson-Whakatū’s rangatahi got some high level help creating the city’s newest mural.
Cobb Valley's raw beauty reflected in long-awaited exhibition
Ten artists from Golden Bay and Nelson spent five days immersed in the heights of the Cobb Valley in 2019 to produce a bold exhibtion from a vairety of different media and disciplines.
Sinbad steals the show
Nelson Repertory Theatre's fresh take on this seafaring classic made for a show that was like a gallion in full sail, bring fun and frivolity to the stage.
Angels bring Broadway to Nelson in a musical night to remember
Covid pulled down the curtains on Sophie McCarlie's Edinburgh Fringe Festival dream, so the talented song bird and her friends carried on the show, in true style.
