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Nelson’s old refinery building site is being prepared for residential development. But while steps are being taken to ready the site for housing, the Nelson City Council is remains tight-lipped…

A 13-metre crayfishing boat bound for the Chatham Islands has launched the boat-building phase of a Nelson company. The $1.4 million vessel Valkyrie was loaded on to a truck at…

A Nelson biotechnology company has hit back at claims, circulating on social media, that the laboratory it is building could put the community at risk. A number of posts on…

A new Nelson Tasman version of Monopoly takes players from Wharariki Beach to the Rutherford Hotel. Along the way you might land at Kaiteriteri, the Boulder Bank or Nelson Cathedral,…

Retired volunteers will be paired with AI in a bid to give visitors a more personal welcome to Nelson. A trial is set to start in March to test whether…

Nelson’s mayor Nick Smith is eyeing a second term in the top job, but at least two of his city council colleagues are considering challenging him. The local body election…

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…