Nelson Region

Police have confirmed a man has died, after he was found unresponsive in the water at a Nelson beach.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a firearms incident in Nelson last month.

Visitors to Nelson Lakes National Park this summer are being asked to stay on land, to help protect the lakes from an algae that causes a mucus-like substance.

Fans will be toasting a glass of red red wine tonight, unless they're underage.

Tourism operators have joined forces to establish a bus service between Nelson and the Abel Tasman National Park.

Businesses in Nelson's city centre have called for more police in the CBD to deter the rise in crime that they're witnessing.

A new $5 million hatchery in Nelson is aiming to ensure a reliable supply of oyster spat for New Zealand's largest oyster producer, Moana New Zealand.

Nelson would be left without a fully functioning hospital in a major earthquake, the city's mayor says.

Crews are on site 24 hours a day to complete repairs along the flood-damaged highway as they work to complete the repairs by 18 December.

Nelson police have lifted cordons after a suspicious item was discovered in the central city this afternoon.

Nelson Mayor Nick Smith has grilled Waka Kotahi on the chaotic closure of State Highway 6/Whakatu Drive and weedy roundabouts during the first meeting of the joint regional transport committee.

A Nelson park that spent decades overrun with weed and algae has re-opened today as a natural play area, with a floor-is-lava trail, teepee and a bird-watching hut. Video

Roading crews are confident the major route between Nelson and Blenheim will be reopened before Christmas and the "busy summer season".

Three gang members have been arrested in Nelson as part of the police's Operation Cobalt.

Nelson Hospital has a shortage of radiologists, a high demand for services and a CT scanner in need of replacement.

Nelson City Council has voted not to spend any more on the riverside library redevelopment and to consider removing the project from its long term plan.

The Nelson City Council has established a Storm Recovery Taskforce to deal with the rebuild the city is facing following the August deluge.

Two men, aged 20 and 51, have been seriously injured and both are recovering in hospital, police say.

Nelson's new mayor wants to see the city's contentious $46 million riverside library project put on hold as the council faces a number of financial pressures.

The Rai Valley township will be a lot quieter from this morning as State Highway 6 linking it to Nelson closes for seven weeks for emergency flood repairs.