Tasman Police have arrested two men and seized assets worth approximately $5 million dollars following a major operation in the district. Over several months Police have undertaken a covert investigation into the commercial cultivation and widespread......

The mayor of Tasman says climate change declarations were largely symbolic, which was why his council would not be making one. Richard Kempthorne said the council would rather take action against evidence of climate change that was being noticed now. Tasman's......

A forest company that lost thousands of pine trees in the Tasman wildfires wants tougher rules around fire prevention to include the wider public. The fire started in Pigeon Valley in the Nelson region on 5 February by a tractor tilling a dry field.......

Tasman's veteran deputy mayor, Tim King, is making a bid for the district's mayoralty. Long-time mayor Richard Kempthorne is stepping down at this year's election. Mr King, a farmer, has held the deputy position for 18 years and was encouraged......

Tasman Police are seeking Joshua Harley, as he has not been in touch with his family. Mr Harley is believed to be travelling in the South Island with his two children, aged 9 and 12. "There are no immediate concerns for either of the group's......

With the duck shooting season fast approaching, the New Zealand Police has released videos to help hunters understand what guns they are able to use and what is now illegal. “With Duck hunting approaching, we thought it might be appropriate......

The Tasman District Council wants central government to help it meet the cost of dealing with the fires that tore through its region this year. The fire covered 2300 hectares, required 1100 homes to be evacuated and cost up to $1 million a day to fight......

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Nelson Police have charged two people in relation to a fire this afternoon on the side of the road in Pigeon Valley near Wakefield. The fire was discovered soon after it had started by a member of the public and was able to be extinguished before it......

Fire crews are batling a blaze in a forestry block near Picton Airport this afternoon. The blaze was reported at 1.20pm and currently involves a 100x30 metre block of pine trees. Three fire engines, three water tankers and three choppers with monsoon......