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A business case for the long-awaited redevelopment of Nelson Hospital has been given to the Minister of Health. But, while there is a business case and a “proposed master plan”…

The top of the south’s premier men’s rugby competition - the Stuff Tasman Trophy - kicks off at the weekend with three major clashes set to take place. Just six…

Wet and warm conditions are expected to arrive in New Zealand from Wednesday after a relatively calm start to the week. Low pressure over the Tasman is set to draw…

When Nelson College rugby players gathered for a training session on Friday morning, they weren’t expecting to see one of the all-time greats. Richie McCaw, a Westpac ambassador, was in…

George Heydon wrote to his wife from a World War II prison camp: “When this ends, we can really live”. It’s one of the snippets unearthed by Nelson artist Sue…

A popular hairstyle known as the “horsey” could face the chop at an all-boys school looking to smarten up its students. The parent of a Nelson College student contacted The…

Attending the historic hikoi in Wellington last year made a huge expression on Motueka’s Donna McLeod. The co-curator of an exhibition examining the region’s response to the march, and to…

A yacht that was the only finisher in a race which became the worst disaster in New Zealand yachting history is to be sold to a trust in Auckland for…

Watching Harlin Strang’s hip-hop dance routine, there’s no clue her body is hiding a debilitating secret. To a pumping beat, the 12-year-old Nelson girl jumps, rolls and flips through a…

A new remote-controlled landing platform will help the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter get in the air more quickly. The state-of-the-art platform was bought by the helicopter trust thanks to a…