Tasman
Two dead, several injured in crash on SH60 in Tasman
Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, two by helicopter and two by ambulance. RNZ's Tracey Neal was at the scene. Audio
Passengers critical after Nelson crash
Emergency services are at the scene of a serious car crash in the Nelson region.
The beach that became a whale grave
First Person - A week ago, Farewell Spit was left a graveyard after one of the biggest whale strandings in New Zealand history. Reporter MICHAEL CROPP went there.
Eight whales restrand at Farewell Spit
Eight more whales have restranded at Farewell Spit this afternoon and the Department of Conservation is worried more could come in. RNZ reporter Michael Cropp joins Checkpoint live from the scene. Video, Audio
The grisly task of cleaning up hundreds of whale carcusses
Holes have had to be poked in hundreds of whale carcusses on Farewell Spit to prevent the bodies from exploding as they decompose. Tracy Neal reports. Audio
Whales in danger of restranding
Louisa Hawkes from Project Jonah joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest from Farewell Spit, where a pod of whales are in danger of restranding, again. Audio
Bittersweet victory after massive whale stranding
It seemed a near-hopeless task, but crowds rallied to the calls of desperate, dying whales. Tracy Neal reflects on what has become mainland New Zealand's biggest stranding.
DoC to investigate why so many whales have died
Department of Conservation's head of marine species and threats, Ian Angus, is co-ordinating a team taking samples of the whales to find out why so many of them have died. Video, Audio
Nearly 100 whales still alive after mass stranding
Rescuers have spent most of today trying to save as many whales as they can from a mass stranding of more than 400 whales at Farewell Spit. Video, Audio
Project Jonah stands by to refloat whales at high tide
Project Jonah is co-ordinating the response to the whale rescue operation at the top of the South Island. Its general manager Daren Grover talks to John Campbell. Audio
500 volunteers heed call to help whales
Five hundred volunteers headed to Farewell Spit to attempt to rescue 100 stranded whales. Cindy Mosey travelled from Nelson with her two children to help. She describes the scene. Video, Audio
Whale stranding worst ever for NZ mainland
Rescuers have spent the day trying to refloat about 100 whales stranded at Farewell Spit, while about 400 others have died in the country's worst whale stranding since 1918. Video, Audio
Kerensa Johnston: Running the Wakatū empire
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Kerensa Johnston is CEO of the Wakatū Incorporation, which has 4,000 shareholders descending from the original Māori landowners of the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay Regions. Audio
Regional Snapshot - Golden Bay
Almost a media magnate, Neil Wilson co-owns the Golden Bay Weekly. He also owns the Geraldine News - who The Weekend heard from a few weeks back with Jan Finlayson. But it is to Golden Bay we are… Audio
French tourist last seen in Abel Tasman National Park
Police are appealing for sightings of a French tourist who was last seen tramping in the Abel Tasman National Park.
Tramper rescued from cliff face after 40m fall
A Takaka woman has been taken to hospital after falling in the Kahurangi National Park.
Campsite hygiene questioned after gastro bug cases
The Department of Conservation needs to review its cleaning regime for campsites in Golden Bay, a private campgound owner says.
Nelson farmer getting closer to cash thief
A Nelson dairy farmer whose milk vending machine was robbed says he might have found the offender via social media.
Farmer offers amnesty over milk shed theft
A Nelson dairy farmer whose milk vending machine was robbed is giving those responsible a chance to work off the cost.
New exhibition casts light on an old story
The first exhibition to trace the journey of Ngāti Rārua, Te Ātiawa and allied tribes to Tasman Bay in the 1830s has opened in Motueka. Audio
