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Nelson photographer Tim Cuff has won the senior photographer category at the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year awards. The awards were presented in Auckland last week. Cuff’s portfolio…

A long-standing councillor has been appointed Nelson’s new deputy mayor. Mayor Nick Smith announced Pete Rainey as his deputy at the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Nelson City Council…

The circus career of Charice Rust got its start while working on her grandmother's sheep farm in south west Victoria. Rust, the founder and co-director of One Fell Swoop Circus, loved the…

A new investment case for the Hope Bypass will see the project built in two stages - and supports tolling the road once the project is complete. On Monday, Transport…

One of Nelson’s most recognisable heritage landmarks is up for sale. It will be a new era for Trinity Presbyterian Church on Nile St, and a new opportunity for someone…

When Justin Candish looked at plans to demolish the Morrison Square complex in the heart of Nelson “all I could see was six months of traffic management, a year’s worth…

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…