Nelson Region

Nelson is to revive a plan that incorporates its marina into the city's strategic development.

A Nelson fisher has been fined $13,500 for fishing commercially in a protected marine reserve.

Nelson city's climate champion Chris Cameron says planning for long-term sea-level rise of two metres might not be enough.

The council today released information that showed how coastal flooding could change under a warming climate, including a worst-case scenario of sea level rise up to two metres.

Nelson is no longer the largest centre in the top of the South Island - the Tasman District is now bigger, with more people and more growth.

When a group opposed to a reshuffle of the Nelson City Council broke into song this morning, all the mayor could do was sing along.

Unrest continues around some staff employment procedures at a Nelson City Council-owned maintenance firm.

The National Party has pledged to prioritise the rebuild of Nelson Hospital on its current site, if elected, with construction to begin in 2024.

Snow to low levels could be on its way for many parts of the South Island overnight and through until Tuesday, with MetService issuing warnings for travellers and farmers.

The ski season in Nelson-Marlborough has ended as the shortest on record.

Pet owners will lead, carry or coax their treasured moggies, pups, lambs and birds to Nelson Cathedral on Sunday for a service arranged especially to bless them.

A plan to build hundreds of new homes in a rural valley five minutes from the centre of Nelson city has triggered a groundswell of opposition before an application has even been lodged. Video

A Siberian husky has been classified as menacing and will be required to be muzzled in public after it attacked sheep in Stanley Whitehead Reserve.

A sauvignon blanc from Nelson winery Seifried Estate has won gold at an international event in Germany.

A Nelson medicinal cannabis seller says the nature of her trade is the likely reason Kiwibank has dropped her as a client.

A Nelson supermarket is to trial a dedicated sign language aisle at its checkout as masks and perspex screens used as barriers against Covid-19 cause issues for people with hearing problems.

The Nelson Festivals Trust has announced that uncertainty over Covid-19 means it's not possible to go ahead with the annual Mask Carnivale scheduled for late October.

The chair of the Nelson Music Festival Trust hopes a scaled-back chamber music event this summer will attract a large local crowd.

Nelson's MP has credited the man who bravely went public about his mental health experiences, for helping to save a community mental health facility.

A community mental health facility threatened with closure in Nelson is to be retained, and strengthened.