Tracy Neal

Reporter Tracy Neal says residents were reassured by information they received at a public meeting in Ward, even though it's likely to be a long wait before road repairs and insurance assessments are… Audio

Quake-stricken Ward locals struggle to keep home and hearth together as winter approaches. Audio

Reporter Tracy Neil says police are keeping the family of Leo Lipp-Neighbours updated on their investigation, but details to the public have been sparse. She says the focus now is on how Leo's car… Audio

A car pulled from Nelson's harbour last night is thought to belong to a teenager who disappeared seven years ago. Audio

With 13 special housing areas in Nelson approved by the Government, there's growing concern among some councillors about the use of these areas to fast-track new subdivisions, sidestepping public… Audio

An American heart surgeon has admitted causing a fatal three-car crash near Nelson. His lawyer says he is horrified at the carnage. Audio

A Canadian caver was rescued last night after slipping about 50 metres and then falling 10 metres while abseiling down Harwood Hole on Takaka Hill. She was flown by helicopter to Nelson Hospital with… Audio

Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, two by helicopter and two by ambulance. RNZ's Tracey Neal was at the scene. Audio

Holes have had to be poked in hundreds of whale carcusses on Farewell Spit to prevent the bodies from exploding as they decompose. Tracy Neal reports. Audio

A bill before parliament will see the fire service and rural fire authorities merged into one organisation from July - one of the largest reorganisations undertaken by a government department. Audio

More than two months on from the Kaikoura quake and business is still booming for those along the makeshift main road, with some business owners reporting a doubling in turnover. Audio

News that six year-old Que Langdon and her father Alan Langdon were found in Australia may have confounded many who never believed their small boat could handle the journey. Audio

An exhibition that traces the journey of Ngati Rarua, Te Ati-awa and allied tribes from the North Island to Tasman Bay in the 1830s, has just opened in Motueka. Audio

Moves by the Nelson City Council to accommodate freedom campers have angered some locals, but delighted those who prefer a free-wheeling holiday. Audio

Last month's quake which blocked the main road through Kaikoura has turned a once quiet road in Marlborough into a main South Island highway. Our reporter Tracy Neal took a drive down the highway and… Audio