Nelson Region

Nelson Mayor Nick Smith has grilled Waka Kotahi on the chaotic closure of State Highway 6/Whakatu Drive and weedy roundabouts during the first meeting of the joint regional transport committee.

A Nelson park that spent decades overrun with weed and algae has re-opened today as a natural play area, with a floor-is-lava trail, teepee and a bird-watching hut. Video

Roading crews are confident the major route between Nelson and Blenheim will be reopened before Christmas and the "busy summer season".

Three gang members have been arrested in Nelson as part of the police's Operation Cobalt.

Nelson Hospital has a shortage of radiologists, a high demand for services and a CT scanner in need of replacement.

Nelson City Council has voted not to spend any more on the riverside library redevelopment and to consider removing the project from its long term plan.

The Nelson City Council has established a Storm Recovery Taskforce to deal with the rebuild the city is facing following the August deluge.

Two men, aged 20 and 51, have been seriously injured and both are recovering in hospital, police say.

Nelson's new mayor wants to see the city's contentious $46 million riverside library project put on hold as the council faces a number of financial pressures.

The Rai Valley township will be a lot quieter from this morning as State Highway 6 linking it to Nelson closes for seven weeks for emergency flood repairs.

Residents between Nelson and Rai Valley who faced being cut off for seven weeks by emergency work will now have escorted access to their homes.

A flight service between Nelson and Blenheim will be trialled for two weeks while State Highway Six is closed for emergency flood repairs.

The international premiere of THAW features in this year's Nelson Arts Festival line-up, on show at Port Nelson on Labour Day.

Nelson is facing years of recovery and the council faces an infrastructure repair bill up to $60 million dollars after August's floods.

Two months on many Nelson homeowners are still awaiting assessments of trying to fix their damaged properties.

A Motueka man has been charged over the burglaries of a yellow-stickered house in Nelson after the August floods.

Residents between Nelson and Rai Valley have expressed shock at not being warned about a seven-week closure along a stretch of State Highway 6.

An education symposium aims to address racism in schools and promote excellence for Māori students.

Nelson's new mayor Nick Smith is excited to be back in politics, leading his home town through the recovery of the devastating floods which saw hundreds of residents displaced and homes damaged.

Many residents in Nelson still have not been able to return home after last month's floods as officials continue to assess damage to the city and region. Audio