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Staff at Nelson Provincial Museum are being forced to escort visitors out of the building amid growing concerns about homeless people in the central city. At a council meeting last…

A $6 million project to improve flood resilience along the Maitai River - including building floodwalls and excavating floodways - is due to be completed over the next two years.…

Marist returned the club rugby silverware to Nelson after a four-year absence and Waimea edged a thrilling women’s final in the Stuff Tasman Trophy double-header. Disruption and delays caused by…

Apple bins have been found strewn as far as Farewell Spit in the aftermath of the devastating floods that swept through the Tasman region, prompting a major marine clean-up effort.…

What does a “safe person” look like? They don’t have to be wearing a uniform or a badge, says Cultural Conversations creative director, Tanya Nock. “Could they be the person…

Students from five Nelson Tasman secondary schools have teamed up to open the Nelson Ball Op-Shop — a pop-up store offering affordable, pre-loved formal wear while promoting sustainable fashion. Through…

The four teams contesting the Stuff Tasman Trophy semi-finals have followed different paths, but all have a good case for making the final. Top-of-the-table Waimea Old Boys take on fourth-placed…

Kapa haka, soul and R&B will take centre stage at Nelson’s Matariki Festival on Friday. The Te Huihuinga-o-Matariki (the gathering of the stars) festival will be held at the Trafalgar…

Nelson theatre company The Barden Party will soon be packing their bags for Edinburgh Fringe, a long way from their beginnings in the city’s backyards. Artistic director Laura Irish founded…

Three young Tasman Mako players will face fireworks on the field and flares off it as they gear up for the under-20 World Championship in Italy. The trio, hooker Eli…