Former Nelson mayor Paul Matheson remembers the political war over spending $26 million on a water treatment plant. The high-tech filtration plant opened in 2004, creating a gold standard in drinking water that flows from Nelson taps. "In those......

One of the Nelson City Council's youngest elected members said councils will have to factor in changing demographics to support investment decisions made today. The council has launched a strategy aimed at how to create a better city for older......

The government is to spend more than $1 million to support the restoration of the Waimea Inlet near Nelson. Forestry Minister Shane Jones made the announcement in Nelson on Wednesday morning. The money to help restore the fragile estuary will come......

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate Nelson man Philip Young. Philip Young, 65, was walking with others near the Devil’s Creek Hut area on the Wakamarina Track (Mount Richmond Forest Park) yesterday afternoon. He has not been......

More than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Immigration Minister to step in and grant residency to a Nelson firefighter and his family. Steve Webster, his wife Gail and their then-teenagers originally emigrated from the UK in 2012......

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......

Police are now able to release the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Brightwater, Nelson on the afternoon of March 31. He was 64-year-old Douglas Charles Cater, of Nelson, says a police spokesperson. "The single motorcycle crash......

A cyclist has been fatality injured after a crash involving a car on SH6, Whakapuaka Road, Nelson at 10am. Police and emergency services are at the scene and the road will be closed for some time, says a police spokesperson. "Motorists are asked......

The head of Nelson Airport accepts that its new terminal building has struggled with overheating issues this summer, making working conditions difficult for staff. Workers and passengers told RNZ they were surprised that it felt hotter inside the terminal......

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......