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Mon, 6 Jan 2025, 11:00 am

Abel Tasman visitors urged to spot and report bush robins

Visitors to Abel Tasman National Park are being asked to report sightings of the toutouwai or bush r

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Thu, 2 Jan 2025, 4:47 pm

Driver charged with murder over policewoman's death

The 32-year-old man accused of driving the vehicle that fatally struck a Nelson police officer has b

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Wed, 1 Jan 2025, 2:37 pm

Police officer dies from injuries in Nelson, commissioner confirms

A female police officer has died from her injuries after being hit by a car in Nelson in the early h

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Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 10:18 am

Nelson Hospital conditions 'unbearable' - staff

Workers at Nelson Hospital say the conditions are unbearable, with temperatures sometimes getting ov

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Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 6:00 am

Musicians arrive in Nelson in style

Not every musician owns a DC3 aircraft, but if you do, you might as well make the most of it. Viola

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Thu, 31 Oct 2024, 2:52 pm

Nelson Tenths case: Iwi entitled to thousands of hectares of land and millions in compensation

Iwi from the top of Te Waipounamu are entitled to thousands of hectares of land and millions of doll

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Tue, 15 Oct 2024, 9:49 am

Inside the cancellation of Bay Dreams 2025

By Chris Schulz* If everything was going to plan, the organisers behind Bay Dreams would have annou

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Thu, 18 Jul 2024, 12:03 pm

Maruia farmer fined $98k for illegally cutting down native forest

By Samantha Gee/RNZ A farmer and his company in the remote town of Murchison have been fined $98,00

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Thu, 13 Jun 2024, 11:03 am

Maureen Pugh allegedly assaulted during anti-mining protest in Tākaka

By Samantha Gee/RNZ An altercation between an anti-mining protester and West Coast - Tasman MP Maur

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Wed, 5 Jun 2024, 1:00 pm

Nelson Mayor to chair reform group to look at four-year terms for local government

Nelson mayor Nick Smith has been tasked with overseeing a new group to explore local government elec

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Fri, 26 Apr 2024, 7:56 am

Great spotted kiwi found in Golden Bay

By Samantha Gee/RNZ A conservation worker reviewing camera footage for feral pigs in Golden Bay did

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Tue, 2 Apr 2024, 8:50 am

Council ends heritage project over fears of 32 per cent rates rises

- By RNZ Nelson City Council is ending a heritage project at Founders Park - a decision it says it

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Thu, 14 Mar 2024, 1:58 pm

Brain injury from head knocks discovered in late Blues halfback Billy Guyton

Content warning: This story includes references to suicide. Billy Guyton, the former Blues and New

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Fri, 8 Mar 2024, 9:32 am

Nelson the sunniest spot this summer

The sunniest spot in New Zealand this summer has been Nelson, with 618 sunshine hours, closely follo

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Thu, 8 Feb 2024, 6:00 am

Kāinga Ora pushes ahead with Examiner St development

Kāinga Ora is pushing ahead with plans for a multi-storey development in Nelson on a site that has b

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Fri, 12 Jan 2024, 8:02 am

Woman rescues seal pup from highway ‘like some lunatic from a film’

A Tasman woman says she did not think twice about rescuing a tiny seal pup when she saw it moving ac

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Fri, 5 Jan 2024, 7:30 am

New water tanks boost water supply for hikers at top of the South Island

Six new water tanks for huts around the top of Te Wai Pounamu should mean the water keeps running fo

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Thu, 28 Dec 2023, 8:23 am

Heavy rain watch in place

Heavy rain watches are in place for the likes of Nelson and Buller from Friday through Saturday, say

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Wed, 29 Nov 2023, 10:45 am

Expect more shark sightings on NZ beaches as summer approaches - DOC

An expert says a large shark filmed off a popular swimming beach near Nelson was very probably a gre

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