Nelson Region

Helicopters have been stood down from the site of a fire in the Kahurangi National Park in the northwest of the South Island.

A Tasman man whose car and 30 years of sheet music were stolen while he was at his father's funeral, says he's ecstatic to have them all back untouched - and with a note of apology.

The driver of a ute has died after colliding with a truck just north of Murchison.

The government's homelessness programme, Housing First, has been expanded to the top of the South Island.

A $20 million redevelopment of the main wharf at Port Nelson is about to start.

A fire has broke out in a Golden Bay cafe early this morning.

A person has been taken to hospital with severe burns after a house fire in Nelson this evening.

National's transport spokesperson says more than 17,000 people have voiced their opposition to radical speed limit reductions for State Highway 6 between Nelson and Blenheim.

Motorists are being asked to avoid State Highway 6 north of Nelson following a slip.

A family member of a woman who died in a Nelson hotel room has described the tension and verbal abuse that grew within the victim's marriage.

The participation of women in shearing competitions has been recognised at the Marlborough A&P Show.

The trust aiming to build a maritime education centre in Nelson has found its preferred site, near the Nelson waterfront.

Nelson's Rachel Reese has secured her third term as mayor, but on a much reduced vote than three years ago.

Artificial intelligence in the aquaculture industry and high-end food development are the latest initiatives to receive funding support from the Provincial Growth Fund.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Motueka this morning was felt in the top of the South Island and lower North Island.

The NZ Transport Agency team fixing the storm-damaged Takaka Hill road will be giving a public briefing at Takaka Village Market on Saturday.