Nelson Region

After weeks of uncertainty for residents about a speed limit increase through a Nelson suburb, the New Zealand Transport Agency has confirmed the community will be consulted.

A 400-signature petition given to Tasman District Council opposes business and industrial zoning plans for the small rural community of Hope, just south of Nelson.

A man has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for the two instances of sexual violence he inflicted on his then-partner.

It turns out that hiring a dedicated manager for Nelson's forests is not so clear-cut.

The regions are under watch until 7pm Tuesday.

Police are appealing for information following a serious crash on SH6 in Nelson earlier this month that left one person critically injured.

Engineers found the courthouse was safe to occupy, but the connection between the original courthouse and a building extension added in 2007 was a safety concern.

The region's bus service is the first in New Zealand to receive an exemption to the obstruction rule. Audio

MetService rain watches and warnings are in place for parts of the country this evening, but the deluge will miss the driest areas, NIWA says.

Maintaining Tasman's infrastructure this financial year is expected to cost $3 million more than was budgeted for, and the district's councillors aren't happy.

Name suppression will continue for the man accused of murdering Lyn Fleming for at least another two weeks.

A man on a bicycle allegedly assaulted at least five pedestrians in January.

The man who threatened to blow a woman up with a homemade bomb was furious with the outcome of an earlier court matter.

Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Nelson and Dunedin.

A merger was last considered in 2012 but failed after a referendum.

Nelson police investigating a crash on the Coastal Highway earlier this month are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed the incident.

A sinkhole in Nelson developed an "appreciation society" who asked the community for suggestions on how it could be used.

Project Jonah had called for help in a post on Facebook to keep the whales "cool and calm" until high tide.

Thirty pilot whales remain stranded on Puponga Beach near Pakawau.