Tracy Neal

The country's fruit and vegetable growers say moving to level 3 on the Covid-19 scale will ease pressure on some in the sector, but many consumers still won't be able to get their greens.

Stoats had led to the local extinction of little spotted kiwi, yellow-crowned kākāriki and South Island kākā on the island in the western Marlborough Sounds.

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 remained at 33, says Nelson Marlborough Health, with all cases being travel-related, no hospitalisations, or evidence of a community outbreak in the region.

The country's arts development agency, Creative New Zealand, said despite the current challenges it faced the sector was showing signs of a creative revival.

Rocks from beneath the sea floor and even ancient under-sea volcanoes are providing fresh clues about what could trigger and even muffle potentially large earthquakes.

GNS Science has been trying to find five important earthquake monitoring devices missing under the ocean. A robot called Jason's been called in.

New Zealand's largest export industry has taken a massive hit from the Covid-19 crisis, but some high-end tourism companies are now looking at a market closer to home in order to keep the doors open.

A Pakistani businessman said strict lockdown of the country's 204 million people was causing serious hardship, but it was saving lives.

Tasman residents forced out of their homes by last year's wildfire say it does not compare with being in a lockdown.

A Nelson company that makes products for the fishing and farming industries has saved its workforce by switching to making re-usable PVC face shields.

The Salvation Army's gambling addiction support service is worried about the increased number of online gambling sites.

Extensive efforts have been made to communicate Covid-19 updates to the large non-English speaking community in Nelson.

A former flight steward half way through training to become a pilot says he remains focused on that goal, despite the huge shift in aviation because of Covid-19.

The Covid-19 lockdown has led to a noticeable drop in traffic, with some truck drivers saying it is much easier to meet timetables.

Belgian tourist Lisa Callebaut thought she was safely tucked up in a campsite on Monday when news came through that within 48 hours she would be joining the nationwide lockdown.

Jennifer Ward-Lealand is just one of the country's high profile actors who have been impacted by Covid-19 and are now out of a job.

More local authorities around the country are closing public venues today as the fight against Covid-19 heats up.

The head of Grey Power Nelson says half of its almost 7000 members have no internet, and have relied on vital health updates via television and radio.

A Nelson scientist says New Zealand should look to Japan for lessons in how to guard itself against a rising tide of pandemic panic.

The Great Moscow Circus currently performing in Nelson might have to house stranded overseas performers in its performance tent.

The head of a long-running visitor operation in the Abel Tasman National Park wants people to pack their own containers for storing soiled toilet tissue.

The technical director of a major Marlborough winery says the tide is turning on the use of herbicides in European viticulture and agriculture.

A Marlborough wine maker is close to gaining one of the world's highest qualifications in wine.

Industry leaders and government ministers say this year's Marlborough vintage is adding a rosy glow to the economic outlook in the top of the south.

Members of a group aiming to halt the introduction of the 5G cellular network in Nelson have challenged a council stance it was powerless to stop it.