Tracy Neal

Competition was hot at Nelson's Saxton Field last night, but it wasn't cricket, netball or hockey.

A Nelson-based research institute has signed an agreement with a Japanese consortium to develop renewable energy sources from algae.

A record number of threatened native New Zealand parrots have today been released into the Abel Tasman National Park. Video

A plan for growing Kaikōura's air services is well under way, with groundwork laid for expanding emergency and passenger air services to and from the seaside town.

Conservation groups support moves to expand marine farming offshore to deeper, cooler waters, but warn the industry will have to tread carefully.

Almost 700,000 people and $135 billion worth of property in New Zealand are presently exposed to flooding from rivers in extreme weather, according to one report.

Four large rātā trees, thought to be about 300 years old, were bowled over on Tuesday to make way for a new flood stop bank.

Nelson has long been proud of its Centre of New Zealand status, but a few months ago, it gained a rival.

An international log price war and protected overseas economies are crippling the New Zealand wood processing trade, the industry says.

The possible effects of a planned float plane operation on Lyttelton Harbour are being considered by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Twenty-five years ago, the world acted on CFCs in the atmosphere. We can do the same about climate change, an environmentalist says. Audio

Money from a newly established community trust fund will help fix an old landfill at Hector on the West Coast.

The aquaculture industry needs to do more to win the hearts and minds of communities affected by its actions, a senior policy maker says.

Mayors hope the new water management authority will create a more uniform approach to providing clean, safe drinking water, but see challenges and uncertainty ahead.

The head of Air New Zealand warns that the industry is facing a major challenge in the growing guilt about flying.

The mayor of Tasman says climate change declarations were largely symbolic, which was why his council would not be making one.

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 wrath of social media might put off people from standing for council, local government leaders say.

Tougher laws governing the movement of animals and harsher penalties for non-compliance are on the table under an overhaul of two key pieces of legislation.

After almost 20 years of planning and a "gruelling" process to keep the project on track, the Waimea Community Dam, one of the Tasman District's largest-ever projects, is now under way.

Thousands of hectares of farms and forest in the Tasman District that were five months ago burnt in the largest wildfire in almost half a century, are only now starting to recover.

A downturn in log prices could signal the start of a global market reset, a North Island forestry management firm says.

Severe weather events and rising sea levels are forcing councils to get serious about the way they manage old rubbish dumps near waterways.

Shane Jones has told councillors they need to work together to come up with solutions to regional infrastructure problems.