Tasman

One person has died after the crash between a car and motorcycle this afternoon.

After six years in the "incredibly stimulating" role, Janine Dowding is handing the reins over at the end of the month.

Rachel Yerbury-Wilson says despite officials' warnings, she would do it again.

The long-delayed Waimea Dam in the Tasman District is not finished nor full, but local residents and growers are likely to need water from it in the dry months ahead.

Tasman District Council is confident no contamination has entered a nearby river and estuary after a large fire in a building supplies store.

A teenager was rescued by emergency services yesterday afternoon after large swells pushed him out of the kayak and into the water.

Contractors across Nelson Tasman have worked diligently in keeping the region's wastewater flowing, clearing blockages caused by all manner of strange items.

The camp is fully booked until mid-February and the local store is bracing to sell tens of thousands of icecreams.

Up to 120-160 mm of rain is expected, and thunderstorms are possible.

Police have arrested 11 gang members and seized more than 100 pairs of "high-end" shoes and jet skis after an operation targeting Killer Beez gang members selling methamphetamine in Tasman.

The Tasman District Council is warning people to be aware of nesting kārearea / falcons, which have been attacking unsuspecting walkers and mountain bikers in the Richmond Hills.

Two groups of pine trees have been mysteriously poisoned in a Richmond reserve, with the Tasman District Council now forced to remove them at a cost to ratepayers.

A Tasman farmer wants tougher rules for cats after toxoplasmosis devastated his flock of sheep, costing him $14,000 in damages.

More than 1500 kapa haka performers from primary schools across Aotearoa are performing at a national competition in Whakatū Nelson this week.

A Tasman District Council event created a 10km-long traffic snarl-up on State Highway 60 on Saturday morning.

After being encouraged to drain wetlands on their farm in the 80s a Golden Bay couple are already seeing the benefits of transforming the land back to its natural state.

There are plans to install new membrane filters in Motueka's Wastewater Treatment Plant by the end of next month, with analysis underway on the existing filters to determine the cause of the problem.

Ngāti Rārua is calling on the Tasman District Council to accelerate essential repairs to the Motueka Wastewater treatment plant, almost a month after problems were detected.

Lipscombe Auction House has been accused of selling fakes, drawing the ire of authenticators. However, a tribunal has ruled it cannot stop the auction house selling fakes.