There is widespread recognition of the need to reduce fossil fuel usage – everywhere except here, it would seem. Photo: VANESSA LAURIE / Stuff Jim Sinner was a senior scientist and group manager at ...

Changes to immigration rules giving Kiwis a faster pathway to citizenship in Australia have sparked fears of a brain drain. But for some Australians who have come the other way, their feet are firmly ...

Medicinal cannabis campaigner Rose Renton has appeared in court for supplying chronic pain sufferers and hospice patients with cannabidiol products. Renton appeared in the Nelson District Court on ...

The Nelson Airport chief executive Mark Thompson said they were “working hard” with the Nelson Golf Club, and the best outcome would be to maintain the golf course, on left of photo, and extend the ...

Harper Ford, Jayden Neilson, Te Ahu Wall and Cody Mead were members of the visiting Christchurch Astros at the Nelson Heat Invitational tournament in Stoke. . Photo: Luz Zuniga / Stuff ...

Te Waikoropupu Springs is the largest cold water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and contains some of the clearest waters ever measured.Nina Hindmarsh / Stuff The Environment Court has recommended ...

One of the new Māori tourism players in Northland is Manea Footprints of Kupe alongside Hokianga Harbour at Opononi. Here guide Ramai Te Paea Ngakuru takes a group of school children through an avenue ...

Fundraising to upgrade the Robert and Christie Huts on Mt Robert are under way, with a target of $150,000 set on a Givealittle page.Supplied / Nick Whetter Local reporting is vital to a thriving and ...

A new research facility in Nelson aims to save the salmon industry millions of dollars, as well as reducing its environmental impact. The Cawthron Institute's new finfish research facility, opened on ...

The first phase of the development for Port Tarakohe has been given a boost with the Government granting a concessionary loan in a funding agreement with Tasman District Council. The $6 million loan ...

A Nelson volunteer group has made sure to bring Christmas cheer to those who otherwise might not have much to celebrate or people to celebrate with. Fiona McConnochie, one of the organisers of the ...

As the boat cruises along, it is not hard to see why the national park attracts people from all over the world to it's golden shores. The group on board are a microcosm of the work that happens on a ...