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When Nick Inkster first set eyes on Nelson’s old Public Trust Office building he knew it had the right bones for his next venture. The 1938 art deco beauty has…

Magenta Creative Space’s main three-year grant of $50,000 from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage had finished, leaving the organisation without secure ongoing income. Nelson’s only free, drop-in, fully resourced…

The region’s long-awaited new weather radar is expected to be running in the summer of 2026, and likely to be located in Nelson. At a Tasman District Council committee meeting…

Sealord has confirmed the closure of its coated fish factory with the loss of 79 jobs. A meeting was held with affected staff in Nelson on Friday, who were told…

Increasing disorderly behaviour by a group drinking at Trafalgar Park, including an assault, spitting at an elderly woman and performing a haka on the field as the Tasman Mako trained,…

Spring Clean Whakatū is returning next month with a clean slate of projects to brighten up the city. Suter Art Gallery staff and volunteers, with help from Speedy Signs, got…

As services commemorating fallen police officers were held across New Zealand, in Nelson the ceremony carried new meaning. It was the first time Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, the veteran officer who…

The shift in approach for the long-awaited Nelson Hospital redevelopment was driven by a need to cut costs, a newly released document reveals. But, while the new plan will save…

Daniel Monopoli is trying to establish a new go-to venue in the Nelson food scene. The restaurateur recently opened Bar Rosa, replacing his former Hardy St offering Parts & Service,…

Papatūānuku and Ranginui look at each other, pushed apart by Tāne Mahuta. “I thought that was such a wonderful way of starting the book, the creation story of how the…