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Nelson Tasman is making a bid to become a key naval support hub for the New Zealand Defence Force. Regional leaders have pitched a business case arguing the area is…

Households and businesses can save thousands of dollars on soaring energy bills by switching to rooftop solar, potentially boosting the country’s desperately-needed electricity supply, solar experts said. People could find…

A 3.2m great white shark named Joe has turned up off D’Urville Island and the Abel Tasman area, marking the first time a tagged shark from an ongoing study has…

Sites in Collingwood St and Church St are being pitted against redeveloping the existing Civic House in the search for a home for Nelson’s new Civic Hub. On Monday, mayor…

Nelson’s aquatic hub is set to become an incubator for innovations in New Zealand’s blue economic sector. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced a commitment to…

A charity that fixes up bikes and gives them away for free or a donation, can’t understand why people keep trying to break in. On Monday, thieves or vandals -…

A native yeast is the catalyst for a collaboration that will see proceeds from a new beer go to the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary. Riwaka-based Aliment Brewing is releasing Waimarama Wilding…

Growers in Tasman’s Waimea Plains, which holds some of the most fertile productive land in the South Island, are being warned to prepare for a potential drought as the forecast…

Victims of abuse in Nelson are thankful for the removal of references to the former Prince Andrew on city plaques, says the councillor who led the charge on the issue.…

Vacancies may be mounting in parts of Nelson CBD as infrastructure works and economic pressures take their toll. But several shops have recently opened. We went to four. Stu Free…