2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (247+ words) Nelson Tasman residents are being asked to step outside, look up, and take stock of the birds in their backyard as the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey marks its 20th year. Running from Saturday, 27 June to Sunday, 5 July 2026, the nationwide survey…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (294+ words) It takes a certain kind of actor to hold an audience's attention for two hours without anyone else sharing the stage. Nelson actor Jake Danson from the Nelson Theatre Collective is about to do just that when he stars in…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago  (496+ words) Aerial bombardment was the key to Nelson College for Girls beating Waimea Prices Ahurei 72-67 in the NBS Premier Section at Saxton Stadium last Thursday. To call it an upset would be harsh on both sides, as NCG did beat Prices…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago  (456+ words) Derisly Carson's sculptural lighting designs are as much feats of engineering as they are works of art. Designed using CAD software and produced on a 3 D printer, each piece is painstakingly assembled before thousands of LEDs are threaded through hidden…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (360+ words) Esther Clark arrived early, and she is in no great hurry to leave. "The good Lord doesn't want me," the Motueka woman quipped as she celebrated her 104th birthday last month. Although she grew up in Christchurch, Esther's story began on…...

15+ hour, 52+ min ago  (223+ words) On stage they're known as the Combined Colleges Jazz Combo, but perhaps need a name change to better fit its recently-acquired gold status. The five-member ensemble from Nelson College and Nelson College for Girls was one of the top brass…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (485+ words) Conservation Minister Tama Potaka may have offered his mea culpa last week for a controversial clause in a proposed bill, but Nelson's critics remain miffed. According to Forest & Bird maps, the bill initially would have allowed 60 per cent of Department…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (754+ words) Businessman and property developer Alan Trent has been named as the man who felled native trees on conservation land near his property and ended up in court. The 62-year-old admitted Department of Conservation (Do C) charges laid last year for felling…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (864+ words) A Samoan seasonal worker died in a house fire days before he was due in court to face serious charges. Hours before the fire in an accommodation block on a Motueka orchard, Talavini Saunoa Alatina had been on a video…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (503+ words) One school says Tasman District Council's draft alcohol policy is a "good" start but wants protections to go further. The council is currently consulting on its Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) which introduces a new presumption against new bottle stores within…...