Samantha Gee

Shane Jones says there is an opportunity to "convert the oceanic space into a platform for global-scale protein-based fish farming". Audio

There have been feasibility studies, a referendum and decades of fundraising for an indoor heated pool in the town.

The tools - worth $50,000 - were stolen from a work vehicle in 2023, only to be auctioned off on behalf of police more than two years later.

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming becomes the 34th name on the police roll of honour.

Mayor Nick Smith said the region was almost "punch drunk on bad news", after the worst four months he could recall.

The Mainland's only dedicated turtle rescue service says it's already at capacity, having taken in more than 100 strays in the last eight years. Audio

A spokesperson for the company said staff in Nelson and Wellington had been told of the proposal last week.

Floods caused over $2m in damage, but the popular Great Taste Trail is set to be largely restored for summer.

The tragedy has caused the wine industry to review its health and safety policies around sampling the product.

"He maintains he is innocent": Watson has promised to take the case higher after the Court of Appeal ruled he received a fair trial.

Planning for a new archive, research and collections building for the Nelson Provincial Museum has been underway for the last decade.

Tasman and Nelson face a massive windfall timber clean-up after recent storms in the area.

Both Nelson and Tasman's councils have committed $3 million to a proposal to rebuild the archive storage facility, with Nelson to decide this week whether to continue that commitment. Audio

Shane Christie has been remembered as a man who "lived his life as if he were in a scrum", a courageous leader and a staunch advocate for rugby player welfare, at his funeral in Nelson.

Landowners have been given fencing materials worth about $2000, along with a hot breakfast and coffee. Audio

Eves Valley Sawmill's staff were told this week about plans to consolidate operations to Kawerau in Bay of Plenty. Audio

The museum's existing building has been deemed not fit for purpose. Audio

It would remember the 257 people killed in an Air New Zealand plane crash in Antarctica in 1979.

Project STRIM was set up by a group of residents after a day long outage where residents were unable to call 111.

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says he wants to see more fish caught if they can be sustainably harvested.

A Riwaka farmer says he's used to flooding, but the last few weeks have been unlike anything he's seen before.

Tasman residents who have spent the last month in clean up mode have been hoping Tuesday's rain doesn't cause the same devastation seen in recent weeks.

A handful of homes in the Motueka Valley are awaiting a second drop of supplies by helicopter, after their road access was cut off in the second of two devastating floods to hit the Tasman district.

Persistent delays in recruiting medical staff has been compounded by ageing infrastructure and increasing demand for services, a review of the hospital has found.

The Geographic Board confirmed it has received a name change proposal but says more community consultation is needed before it can go further.