Nelson Region

Police deny their investigations have stalled into the disappearance of a young Nelson man who went missing almost seven years ago.

The Department of Conservation is hopeful it has rid an area of Nelson Lakes National Park of a suspected gastro bug outbreak.

Trampers are being urged to stay away from a Nelson track until a gastro bug that has hit dozens of people is under control.

A 14-year-old has been arrested and charged over the armed robbery of an all-night dairy in the Nelson suburb of Stoke, police say.

The police in Nelson are dealing with their second armed robbery in just over a week.

Moves by the Nelson City Council to accommodate freedom campers have angered some locals, but delighted those who prefer a free-wheeling holiday, reports Tracy Neal.

Nelson police are investigating after a teenage girl was assaulted in Stoke on New Year's Day.

Officials are monitoring the condition of trampers after a gastro bug outbreak in part of the Nelson Lakes National Park.

The carcass of the sperm whale that was spotted in Nelson's Tasman Bay yesterday was found washed ashore at Rabbit Island today.

Nelson police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a shop in Stoke last night.

Anger is brewing in Nelson over a council decision to set aside areas on the city fringe for freedom campers.

Nelson City has joined the Tasman District in keeping Easter Sunday as a day free of trading.

A new campaign is under way to combat the heavy wasp population in Nelson-Tasman.

A rescue helicopter has collected an injured woman from a hut in the Nelson Lakes National Park.

A South Island trust that provides mental health care is being warned an imminent restructure will hurt the people who need their help.

One of two men found guilty of killing a man at a Nelson boarding house last year has been sentenced to life in prison.

Corrections has been told to pay more than $172,000 in reparations to the family of a man killed while doing community work.

A teenager walking along the street in daylight was attacked by a man who emerged from a car with a knife.