Nelson Region

Workers at Cavalier were in tears at being told yesterday of the carpet maker's plan to cut 65 jobs, a machinist at one of its plants says. Audio

A 15-year-old boy spent the night in a police cell in Nelson on Wednesday because Child, Youth and Family couldn't find a place for him to sleep.

Tasman District Council is investigating banning Wicked Campervans from its campgrounds because of its offensive slogans.

Nelson's surfing community is worried about the rising tide of apparently raw sewage near their surf break at Schnappers Point. Audio

Richie McCaw and Sarah Fairmaid are in for a tough time, they say, as they join 300 athletes for a week-long endurance race.

An Awaroa beach property bought for the New Zealand public through a crowdfunding campaign was once the target of a $1.4 million government offer.

A junior doctor who gave a 77-year-old the wrong drug for a stroke has been found to have breached patient rights. Audio

The Nelson City Council has given owners of boats in the town's marina a reprieve after deciding to keep this year's increase at inflation levels.

Bunnings has removed three defibrillators from its stores, two bought through staff fundraising, a union says.

Nelson boaties could have to pay twice as much to tie up in the city's council-owned marina. Audio

Water "up to 30,000 years old" has become a McCashin's signature ingredient for the Nelson brewery's beer, ciders and soft drinks. Water assessed by scientists as being up to 30,000... Audio

Forget rugby or mountainbiking - boatbuilding contributes the most to the Top of the South's sport and recreation industries.

New technology - in the form of bubbles - being trialled in Nelson could revolutionise anti-fouling methods used to prevent the spread of marine pests on boats.