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A volunteer-run scheme that has diverted more than 200,000 food and beverage cartons from landfill in the Nelson region has been credited with helping reach a national recycling milestone. The…

RAF Bomber Command veteran Flight Lieutenant John Beeching, who served in the latter stages of the Second World War, has died. 101-year-old Beeching died in Nelson on Wednesday, the vice-president…

The cost of dumping general waste at York Valley landfill needs to go up by 17% to make ends meet, the region’s councils have been warned. But, while councillors warned…

A new minbus service linking the city to north Nelson has started a 10-week pilot, with its future depending on how well it is used. The Nelson Tasman Community Transport…

Joe Bailey has won Nelson Airport’s third annual plane spotting competition, beating 80 entrants from across New Zealand. His photo of a Q300 aircraft coming in to land at dusk…

The widow of a Nelson police officer was delighted to be reunited with her husband’s medal after it was found in a local op shop. Kay Hunter was surprised to…

For more than 20 years a dedicated band of Nelson volunteers have painstakingly restored an historic steam locomotive. The Wf403 locomotive, which started work in Dunedin in 1907 before the…

The Tasman Mako will make the long trip north this weekend with a spring in their step after notching up a convincing first win of the season. Their 49-17 victory…

A school programme supporting children from refugee and migrant backgrounds has been saved from the threat of imminent closure, thanks to donations from the community after the story came to…

Energy captured and celebrated Painter Neil Frazer simply calls it “one of the most amazing places in the world”. Photographer Craig Potton revels in its massive landscapes and wild energy.…