Nelson Region
'Best hand-made bike park in the world' gifted to NZ public
The roughly $22 million, 860-hectare mountain bike park at Wairoa Gorge, south of Nelson, is set among ecologically valuable forest and will be open to all.
Action plan aims to restore top of South Island's natural landscapes
Councils and iwi from across the top of the South Island have teamed up with the Department of Conservation on a plan to restore the region's natural landscapes.
Judith Collins takes legal action over damage to her rental home
National MP Judith Collins and her husband are taking legal action against a Nelson couple and the city council over property damage caused by a landslip eight years ago.
Consensus protects deer herd 'susceptible to 1080' drops
Deer hunters say 1080 poison drops threaten a rare herd of fallow deer in north-west Nelson.
Public access on Pepin Island could come to an end
Nelson MP says public access to the shoreline around Pepin Island could be stopped under new ownership.
Traditional Irish banjo with Angela Usher
Now, would you expect to hear the strains of a banjo in Irish folk music? Angela Usher thinks so! Audio
Climate declaration: Don't sideline rural sector's ideas - councillor
Canterbury Regional Council became the first in the country to declare a climate emergency today, but neither councillors nor the activists behind the declaration can say whether it will lead to any…
Police visit firearm owners: 'Community safety top priority'
Police say visits to some firearms owners are being carried out as a result of information received about troubling behaviour.
53,000 people sign petition for residency for Nelson firefighter
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Immigration Minister to step in and grant residency to a Nelson firefighter and his family.
Dot Kettle - Peony power
In 2008 Dot Kettle and her partner Georgia Richards ditched their Wellington city jobs for a 42ha property in the Dove Valley in the Tasman region, and began growing peonies. Their business has… Audio
Two-storey building catches fire in Motueka
Part of the roof of a building that caught fire in Motueka has collapsed before firefighters could contain the blaze.
Tasman Pigeon Valley fires operations come to an end
Civil Defence is wrapping up operations in Nelson after the Pigeon Valley bushfires in February.
Second fire in Nelson contained, but not out
Resources have been pulled away from the Pigeon Valley fire to battle another blaze which broke out in Nelson today, forcing the evacuation of some homeowners. Fire incident controller Robin Thompson… Video, Audio
New fire in Nelson forces more evacuations
Just hours after the civil defence emergency lifted in Tasman District, some residents are on the move again, after a new fire broke out in the Redwood Valley area. Checkpoint spoke to a number of… Video, Audio
Tasman fire: Firefighters set up cold zone perimeter
Firefighters have successfully established a 30m cold zone around the Tasman fire.
Hope that remaining Tasman fire evacuees can go home for good
The remaining Tasman fire evacuees are being given hope they can return home fully tomorrow.
Golden Bay drought: 'We're under extreme pressure here'
Nelson-Tasman is struggling with its driest weather in decades, with Golden Bay now in a one-in-20-year drought.
Tasman state of emergency extended: '3500 are in a continuous state of alert'
The State of Civil Emergency in the Tasman region has been extended for another week as authorities continue to deal with the large bush fires.
Nelson fires: Pigeon Valley residents get conditional re-entry
Residents of the 14 evacuated Pigeon Valley properties are now allowed to return home.
High winds scupper plans for valley residents' homecoming
High winds mean the residents of 14 properties in the fire-affected Pigeon Valley in Tasman won't be able to return home today as planned.
