Nelson Region

British pianist currently touring New Zealand with violinist Tamsin Waley Cohen and cellist Bartholomew la Follette and judging the ROSL competition. Audio

A coroner has recommended Westpac rescue helicopters carry crotch straps after a drunken sailor fell from a harness 3 to 5 metres back into the sea. Audio

All services will end to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport in April, and flights to Taupo, Palmerston North, Nelson, Hamilton and Whangarei will be pared back. Audio

A low-sugar lemonade, made entirely from local ingredients, is catapulting a Nelson couple onto the foodie scene. Audio

The pleasures and pitfalls of a low vision lifestyle: You'll seldom see a cane in Mike Steven's hand but he has just one eighth of the vision most people enjoy. Mike is one of almost 170 thousand New… Audio

Minuit are one of NZs best known electronica bands having filled dancefloors around NZ since the late 90s. The trio of Ruth Carr, Paul Dodge and Ryan Beehre have decided after 15 years to call it a… Audio

Helicopter pilot (like his father, and son) who tells his story of deer recovery, mountain rescue, fire-fighting, heli-fishing, and movie work in the book Born to Fly. Audio

New Zealand's expert in all things Middle Earth, Ian Brodie, has written and illustrated The Hobbit location guidebook, which includes the Pelorus River site in Marlborough and several sites in the… Audio

An environment court judge has described a Murchison dairy farmer's repeated and deliberate polluting as the worst in New Zealand and hasn't ruled out sending him to jail. Audio

There is trouble in Gigatown, with critics saying the Chorus ultra-fast broadband competition is a waste of money and is stealing copyright. Audio

A breed of mites may provide a solution to the South Island's huge wasp problem. It's believed the number of wasps in the South's beech forests is the highest in the world, with the insects posing a… Audio

The Nelson Marlborough DHB has apologised for failures which resulted in a woman's death from blood loss after a low risk gallbladder operation at Wairau Hospital. Audio

The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board has since apologised. Audio

In a bid to resolve a conflict between humans and kea at a logging site near Nelson, The Kea Conservation Trust has introduced a kea gymnasium. Audio

Director of the Nelson Arts Festival previews this year's events. Audio

Residents in Motueka say there aren't enough police officers in the town and they're worried about people taking the law into their own hands. Audio

It's a tough job market in many small New Zealand towns and, it can be particularly hard for people living with a disability to find the right work opportunity. Workbridge is a nationwide… Audio

One of the biggest income earners for the Nelson economy is going ahead as planned despite the closure of the city's two main entertainment venues due to earthquake risk. Audio

The search for a missing helicopter and its pilot in the Nelson region continued overnight using a night vision-equipped helicopter. Audio

We cross-examine the Nelson-born brother and sister of Georgia and Caleb Nott amidst a busy release schedule that sees them drop their Joel Little-produced debut album Evergreen one continent at a… Audio