Lifting body and mind
At the end of one rugby season a teenage Lester Keene and a mate decided to keep in shape with gym sessions. They came across a group of weightlifters in…
At the end of one rugby season a teenage Lester Keene and a mate decided to keep in shape with gym sessions. They came across a group of weightlifters in…
This year has been the hardest to recruit teachers for, as the number of suitable applicants continues to dwindle, some schools in the Nelson Tasman region said. Applicants rejecting offers,…
Nelson should consider following Auckland in banning the weedy forms of agapanthus, an expert in the plant says. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research botanist Murray Dawson has spent the best part…
The number of visitors to Nelson’s heritage buildings is continue to grow - but that’s no surprise to the volunteers helping keep the attractions running. The number of visitors to…
A second pod of whales has stranded in Golden Bay. This comes after more pilot whales from the initial pod of 30 died overnight after restranding at Golden Bay, near…
For six decades a small wooden bach on Nelson’s Boulder Bank has been a peaceful family haven with “billion-dollar views”. Within minutes on Monday afternoon, the Robson family’s red bach…
Cheesemonger Virginnia Thomas is a queso connoisseur. But take a look in her refrigerator and you’ll always find a slab of tasty and sometimes a block of colby, she admits.…
Ed Shuttleworth doesn’t do things by halves. The 45-year-old Sport Tasman chief executive only took up running a few years ago to fill the gap after hanging up his rugby…
Nelmac’s recycling contract is ending this year after the council-owned maintenance firm decided not to tender, citing the high cost of replacing collection trucks. Nelson City Council group manager infrastructure…
A photo finish in the elite mile, crowds five-deep in central Nelson, tales of enormous endurance in the hills, and the Black Seeds partying into the night. They were part…