Stories by Samantha Gee

About a quarter of police staff who accessed computer files on the death of Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming did not have legitimate police business concerning them, an investigation has found.

The drilling - found first by Festivalgoers - is permitted in the area.

Engineers found the courthouse was safe to occupy, but the connection between the original courthouse and a building extension added in 2007 was a safety concern.

Nelson City Council is buying out 16 homes that were damaged in the August 2022 storms

Name suppression will continue for the man accused of murdering Lyn Fleming for at least another two weeks.

Angry parents want the Transport Minister to front up on a promise to consult over plans to raise speed limits in some communities.

When Billy Collins and his whānau headed out off the Kaikōura coast hoping to catch tuna, they were not expecting to return home with a 67 kilogram striped marlin. Audio

Billy "Wahoo" Meredith aims to cover the length of NZ in just 45 days, averaging a whopping 67.5km per day. Audio

A merger was last considered in 2012 but failed after a referendum.

A transport safety advocacy group is taking legal action over the rollback. Audio

Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we know so far.

Green by Nature beat out a council-owned business that has held the contract for three decades.

Golden Bay dairy farmer Juan Fernández was glad to wake up this morning without a pod of whales outside his house again, after several emotional days spent trying to save them.

An investigation has been launched.

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple delivered an apology to the community on Monday, acknowledging historic abuse.

A sinkhole in Nelson developed an "appreciation society" who asked the community for suggestions on how it could be used.

With the weather deteriorating, two DOC rangers had to pause their search until first light - one of the toughest decisions they ever had to make. Video

Hundreds of people will gather in Nelson farewell the much loved mother, wife, friend and police officer. Video, Audio

The Westland Mineral Sands barge ran aground near Westport in a storm and was refloated six days later.

A Civil Defence controller who has led emergency responses for numerous floods and fires says its the people that have kept him involved for the last four decades.

Stephen Burton had already been sentenced to home detention and ordered to pay $150,000 reparation. A Nelson electrician has had his licence suspended for two years for "grossly negligent" work...

It is the first mainland translocation of the reptiles in the top of the South Island.

'We are one of the many organisations working to make a difference,' director Carrie Mozena says.

An interim High Court ruling says they are entitled to thousands of hectares of Crown land and millions of dollars in compensation.

Tūī, kereru, Tinkerbell and Ant-Man feature on the walls, designed to distract children from what could be an anxious time.