Tasman
Police boost presence in Tasman district
Westland's mayor is welcoming increased police resources in the region to tackle organised crime.
$1.3m boost for study of erosion, sediment control measures in forestry sector
A seven-year forestry study aims to determine the most effective measures for reducing erosion and sediment in rivers from harvesting.
Nelson art exhibition showcases rangatahi perspective on climate change
A group of scientists, photographers and students are behind a Nelson exhibition showing how rangitahi view climate change.
Nelson Arts Festival forges ahead online
Writing Home: An Antidote to Feeling Stranded is a collection of videos the Nelson Arts Festival has commissioned from Kiwi writers living here and overseas. Paula Morris speaks about the experience… Audio
Social media presence pays dividends in vaccine drive
Reaching out on social media is helping to boost the number of Pasifika vaccinated in the top of the South Island.
Mens' support group on show
Rob Knowles is an artist, organic farmer and for the last twenty-one years a member of the Motueka Men's Support Group. It's a group of guys who sit around a fire in a tipi on a Monday night… Audio, Gallery
Biking trails reopen, but riders warned to stay safe
Mountain biking trails across Nelson and Tasman will reopen on Thursday as the rules around recreation ease slightly in alert level 3.
In pictures: Top of the South Island flooding
Floodwaters still have not completely receded from some parts of Westport and Marlborough and hundreds of people are displaced after water rushed through their homes.
Farmers assessing devastating floods, resilience alarms raised
Farmers across the upper South Island are on clean-up duty and counting up the costs as damaging floodwaters recede, and the agriculture minister has reminded farmers to take a thorough look at…
Diversity Key for Gorge Grower
When Jeremy Naylor bought Okainamu farm in the Upper Wairoa Gorge in 1982 it was a neglected grazing unit. Over time he's planted heaps of trees on the secluded property and transformed it into a… Audio, Gallery
Firefighters tackle house fire in Golden Bay
Fire crews are still battling a house fire north of Tākaka in Golden Bay after working through the night.
Armed police in Motueka after firearms incident, man hospitalised
One man is injured and another is being hunted by police in Motueka this afternoon following a firearms incident.
Waimea Dam review should only go ahead once project's finished, mayor says
Tasman's mayor says a review into the over-budget Waimea Dam, southeast of Nelson, should not start until the project's completed.
Happy to be farming hops
Country Life: Harvesting is the busiest time of year for Cameron Ealam and his family who are working from dawn to dusk picking, cleaning and drying aromatic hop cones near Wakefield in the Tasman… Audio
Kaikōura ex-councillor pushes case for Māori ward: 'Natural next step'
A Kaikōura woman is asking the council to urgently reconsider the idea of creating a Māori ward.
Water restrictions come in for parts of Tasman District
Water restrictions have been re-introduced to parts of the Tasman District as dry weather returns.
Landowners, farmers join forces to restore special wetlands
Precious wetlands in Kaikōura that have been drained and degraded for generations, are now being lovingly restored and protected. Video
Hot weather prompts suspension of fire permits in parts of South Island
Fire and Emergency is urging vigilance of fire danger in Canterbury and most of the upper South Island.
Govt aid sought after severe weather damaged crop
Tasman orchardists are calling on the government to provide financial help following severe hail on Boxing Day.
Tasman hailstorm destruction: Impact set to last over a year
Farmers and growers are counting the cost - thought to be in the tens of millions of dollars - of the Boxing Day hailstorm in Tasman. Audio
