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The country’s police boss will be patrolling the streets of Nelson on New Year’s Eve as a tribute to slain officer slain officer Lyn Fleming. The 62-year-old was fatally injured…

The Tāhuna Summer Beach Bus will return to Nelson over the busy holiday period with the addition of a new route and stop. The red, double-decker bus will operate daily…

Ahead of the biggest shopping day of the festive season, spending in December dipped across most of the country, but Nelson has bucked the trend. Worldline, a leading payment organisation…

A new social housing development has opened in central Nelson, with Housing Minister Chris Bishop calling it a major step toward easing the city’s shortage of small, affordable homes. Home…

Incorporating the old, the new, something green and something blue, Nelson’s new bus hub at Millers Acre looks set to be indestructible - both by people and by machines. Despite…

Enrolment numbers are on the rise at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT), with 150 more graduates attending ceremonies in Nelson this year compared to last. Around 440 people…

Tucked into a tired-looking suburban road, Street Food on Washington is easy to miss – and that, owner Ben Smith says, is both “a blessing and a curse”. The small…

The organiser of an increasingly popular sports festival in Nelson is already seeing the potential to put it on the international running map. The Spectacle running festival was held on…

From “grotty” to “iconic”, a central city lane has been given a new lease of life in a growing movement to spruce up Nelson’s city centre. A mural complete with…

Running festival The Spectacle co-founder Julian Matthews has travelled and run all over the globe, but there’s no place like home, and he’s keen for others to experience our magnificent…