Tasman

An open ocean project to trial new technologies for farming finfish has been granted consent to go ahead in Tasman Bay, near D'Urville Island.

Power line and weather woes look set to continue for parts of the North Island, with work continuing on the Northland supply and storms forecast.

A joint cemetery to serve both Nelson and Tasman communities is looking increasingly likely as burial space in the region continues to shrink.

Firefighters remain at the scene of a large shed fire in Tasman early on Saturday morning.

There have been seven reports of petrol being drained from tanks in vehicles parked overnight at DOC carparks in the past month.

There are concerns that changes to Nelson Hospital's redevelopment plans will result in front line services being cut and poorer outcomes for patients.

A conservation worker reviewing camera footage for feral pigs did a "triple take" when the bird appeared on his screen.

The long-awaited Waimea Community Dam may be two years late and over budget, but its shareholders say it's been completed just in time.

A United Nations indigenous rights expert has made a special visit to the top of the South Island to learn about the Nelson Tenths case and the Crown's breach of its legal obligations to Māori.

Rain forecast for Thursday cannot come soon enough for drought-stricken South Island farmers.

Police say they do not believe the death of a man whose body was found at a rural Tākaka property in March was suspicious.

Extra water is being released from the Waimea Community Dam over the next three days.

Kaitiakitanga, or guardianship, is driving a project to restore wild mussel beds around the ocean floor at the top of the South Island after years of overfishing.

Police are conducting enquiries after the body was found yesterday.

Emergency services are responding to a sudden death south of Takaka in the Tasman district.

A fire which badly damaged a house in Takaka at the top of the South Island is being treated as suspicious.

Farmers and growers across Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman are being encouraged to speak to their peers about how to manage drought-like conditions.

The ban applies to the Coastal, Waimea and Nelson North zones in the Nelson Tasman region.

Firefighters are now in "mop-up mode" after the blaze burnt through nine hectares of pine plantation.