Stories by Tracy Neal

A proposed ferry service to Port Motueka has raised fears for protected native birds.

Hundreds of mountain bikers will get to use a spectacular trail - until now open only to a few - under a deal between a Nelson club and a private landower.

Retailers in Nelson are hitting back at what they say is a lack of action over long-time vagrant Lewis Stanton, who has been camped outside a central city store for months. Video

A controversial Nelson roading project now has majority council support after this weekend's local government election results.

A plan to loosen rules around resource consents for marine farms, a move aimed at saving tens of millions of dollars, has been slammed by Marlborough's mayor. Audio

Sanford fishing company's Marlborough operation has received a civic award more than a year after the closure of its Christchurch plant.

Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū in Nelson re-opened its doors today after an 18-month rebuild and refurbishment. Audio

Mussel and oyster cast-offs are an untapped industry for New Zealand, the founder of a biological byproduct company says.

Port Nelson's $60m expansion development includes a large new warehouse to support the region's burgeoning wine industry.

One of New Zealand's oldest public art galleries will re-open in Nelson this weekend following a $12 million renovation.

A Marlborough councillor is refusing to sign a form to say he was not responsible for a leaked recording, describing it as a witch-hunt.

Dirty politics have hit small-town New Zealand with candidates in Marlborough and Nelson the targets of an apparent smear campaign, a Nelson city mayoral candidate says.

A Nelson College side played the first game of rugby in New Zealand in 1870, and their modern counterparts will represent the country at a special tournament at the birthplace of the sport.

Almost half of NZ's helicopter operators admit pushing the limits of their aircrafts, a survey has found.

The discovery of an ancient footprint in Golden Bay rock is further proof that dinosaurs once walked, ate and swam in the area 70 million years ago.

Conservation officials are warning of a crackdown on illegal hunters, especially those hunting after dark on public land, as the spring season gets under way.

A family grieving over the loss of their daughter in a car accident at Mount Cook last year has forgiven the young driver responsible.

Tasman District Council is struggling to balance demand for residential growth with the need to protect valuable productive land.

A new high-tech fishing vessel launched in Nelson is a watershed moment in Māori fisheries, Ngāti Porou Seafoods chief executive Mark Ngata says. Video

An American zoologist Meg Rutledge has been given the Nelson change maker award in the annual Eelco Boswijk local heroes awards.

Levels of arsenic close to four times air quality guidelines have been detected in Richmond, Tasman District Council says.

Nelson's District Health Board is pushing for unflued indoor gas heaters to be banned from sale.

Sewage is likely to have caused the deaths of dozens of eels in a Picton stream, the local council says.

South Island councils are teaming up to form a single voice on transport planning over increasing concerns about missing out to the North Island.

A $55 million port redevelopment is underway in the Chatham Islands, with hopes an upgrade to the local airport could be next.