Humble toastie getting a glow up in new Nelson eatery
Forget tasty cheese on white bread - a new Nelson eatery is giving the toastie a makeover with gourmet ingredients. Trafalgar Toasties opened on Saturday in Upper Trafalgar St, with…
Region ‘turning an economic corner’, but resilience needed
The Nelson Tasman economy is showing early signs of recovery, despite cost pressures remaining high, says Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen. But that followed a particularly difficult year for the…
‘She deserves the chance to live’: Health professionals waive fees for student’s cancer fight
The Nelson community is rallying around a young Nepalese student diagnosed with a rare form of cancer who needs life-saving surgery but is not eligible for publicly funded healthcare. Samira…
‘Collective effervescence’ at the beach
The art of gathering has been lost over time with hyper-individualism, says Nelson dancer, choreographer, and mass movement director Chloe Loftus. It’s evidenced, she said, in the loneliness epidemic. For…
Booming demand for solar but labour shortage ‘speed bump’
Solar energy providers say they are well-placed to meet booming demand for rooftop systems in the region. But extra trades people were needed to help reduce current lead times of…
Weight loss drug boom fuels hike in Pic’s Peanut Butter US exports
Surging global demand for weight loss drugs have seen a boom in Pic’s Peanut Butter exports, the company says. Pic’s export volumes to North America have more than doubled since…
Nelson saree exhibition grew from ‘longstanding fascination’
The stories carried in a single length of cloth are at the heart of a colourful new Nelson exhibition. Unravelling the Saree: Beyond the Fold opens at Nelson Provincial Museum…
Fast track subdivision plan sparks traffic fears
A large residential subdivision proposed in Stoke could add more than 500 vehicle movements during peak hour to roads residents say are already struggling with congestion. Oakland Estates Nelson Limited’s…
Frustration as downtown Kāinga Ora site sits empty
The on-again off-again saga of an empty Kāinga Ora site on Examiner St has frustrated Nelson MP Rachel Boyack, who says the city desperately needs more social housing while the…
Young bike mechanic opens independent cycling shop in Nelson CBD
A 26-year-old bike mechanic has taken his decade of industry experience and turned it into a new independent bike shop in the heart of Nelson. Hunter Chung said he and…