Stories by Tracy Neal

Nelson and Tasman are still mopping up after the last big storm just under three weeks ago, as Cyclone Gita looms.

Touring cyclists riding at night have been warned that they are putting all road users at risk.

Buller District Council has voted to revoke the security status of its port, meaning ships from overseas will no longer be able to enter the West Coast town.

The effects of climate change at sea could mean the end of some species and the arrival of new types of warm-water fish.

The latest in a series of scientific surveys of Tory Channel in Queen Charlotte Sound recommends protection of what has been discovered as its special biology.

More than 200 people have turned out to help clean up a small mountain of plastic from beaches around Greymouth.

West Coasters will mark Waitangi Day with a working bee to clean up beaches around Greymouth following last week's storm.

The groundwork has started for repairs to the historic Boathouse on the Nelson waterfront.

The government is finally taking steps to close a loophole that allows vehicles damaged overseas to be sold on the second-hand market without buyers knowing.

A Murchison beekeeper faces possibly $100,000 in losses after the - likely accidental - poisoning of hives in the area.

A former deer farmer lost a fortune fighting the government over allegations his groundwater was poisoned by activities on the nearby Woodbourne air force base.

An artist has cast new light on a flashpoint in Nelson-Marlborough's past.

First Person - RNZ's Nelson correspondent recalls a year not without its challenges - and learning to live with less.

Joy Cowley describes herself as an ordinary person for whom the hard lessons of life have turned out to be the best ones.

The Marlborough District Council is considering widening the buffer between forestry and the coastline in the Sounds, as a way of improving the health of the seafloor.

Home owners renting out their properties over summer need to check they are covered for any damage or loss caused by holiday tenants, the Insurance Council says.

The Department of Conservation in the top of the South Island is urging filmmakers to brush up on protocols and cultural awareness when filming on public land.

Dutch officials have met iwi from Golden Bay/Mohua for the first time, to remember Abel Tasman's first New Zealand landfall and heal old wounds.

The annual sunshine hours competition is hotting up with Blenheim just one hour ahead of newcomer Richmond in what looks to be a photo finish.

The countdown to Friday's reopening of State Highway 1 through Kaikōura has started, but truck drivers won't be celebrating just yet.

Kenneth Wolnak said US universities had given positive responses to an exchange programme but made no commitment so far.

The telecommunications workers' union wants a government inquiry into claims of workers being exploited during the ultra fast broadband roll out.

A man who has been living rough for years in Nelson as a protest has received an apology from Nelson City Council for its disrespectful treatment of him.

A UNESCO award for a heritage photographic collection is a great honour for a Nelson musuem, its chief executive says.

Chorus says it stopped a trainee worker initiative as soon as it was made aware the scheme used volunteers.