Tracy Neal

Golden Bay can now decide on a new governance model - but paying for it might mean higher rates.

Ralph Bradley, saw his first aurora aged 10, and now retired, he has helped an area near Nelson get accreditation as NZ's first Dark Sky Park.

A tourism company facing a downturn in cruise ship passengers has shifted its focus to heritage rail journeys for New Zealanders. Video

The number of tandem skydivers dislocating their shoulders is on the rise, an aviation safety report has found.

Nelson's old "lollipop" parking meters have sold like hot cakes in a fundraising move sparked by a council staff member.

Unemployment in the top of the South Island has doubled to more than 4000 since late March, but business and local government leaders are more worried about the future.

Nelson might have to make better use of its current transport networks, until agreement is finally reached on a long term solution.

The group governing a 22-hectare motor camp in Nelson has floated plans to convert part of it into a showroom for tiny homes.

Nelson City Council's decisions to repeatedly close public reserves in times of high fire risk are under fire.

A seven-point action plan to guide Nelson-Tasman's economic recovery will focus on opportunities for young people.

Debate is heating up over plans for up to 700 homes off part of the tree-lined Maitai Valley, a few minutes east of central Nelson.

The vessel can now arrive in Nelson for maintenance, which means dozens of jobs are no longer on the line.

Veteran politician Nick Smith says it is not significant that his campaign launch is being attended by National's finance spokesman and not the party's new leader.

Senior clinicians are calling for a national register of people with rheumatic fever, to help protect younger people missing out on vital treatment.

The Nelson Food Factory, inspired by trustee Pic Picot of Pic's Peanut Butter World, is operated as a charitable trust and is designed as a collaborative working space for various businesses.

New Zealand academics have slammed an in-schools live theatre programme designed to educate young students on the dangers of underage drinking.

Parts of New Zealand might soon struggle to find tomatoes in winter - and that's due to the cost of emitting carbon.

A Nelson marine engineering and maintenance firm is facing the loss of almost half its workforce as it waits for the government to make a decision on allowing foreign ships into port.

The operator of an eco-sanctuary in Golden Bay said a large surprise donation would allow it to advance critical conservation plans.

A single tea bag, a clothing label and a burned sock were vital clues that led to finding trampers Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds alive and well.

Fiordland's regional tourism organisation is repositioning itself to attract more New Zealanders to visit.

A Nelson City Councillor is worried that a planned development will harm an important city river.

Nelson's mayor says the impact of Covid-19 on the top of the South Island has triggered the country's fastest rise in unemployment.

It is one of New Zealand's smallest islands, but still large enough to host a range of pests and rodents.

New Zealand Defence Force medic Jase Denharder has revealed what happened when he reached trampers Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor.