Nelson Hospital is struggling with not enough beds, doctors or nurses, while billions of taxpayer dollars for the healthcare system have gone into private pockets, the president of the Association…
To begin with, referee Jonny Eagle laid out the rules. Casting a striking figure in a blond mullet, fluorescent yellow t-shirt, knee high socks and brandishing a whistle, Eagle explained…
Excitement is mounting ahead of Nelson Tasman’s first dedicated Pasefika festival. The event in Nelson next month aimed to strengthen the region’s growing Pasefika community, and bring its cultures, languages…
Four years after landslides from public land threatened homes on a Nelson street, the final project in the city’s major post-slip recovery has been completed. Nelson City Council marked what…
Plans for a $27.3 million makeover of Nelson’s “neglected” waterfront will soon go out for public consultation. Swimming, eating, walking and spending time by the sea are at the heart…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…